Added to the fact that, if I recall correctly, according to US law it's a breach even if the data is publicly available but unintentionally.

Refer: Weev AT&T

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philipallstar 41 minutes ago | parent [-]

Which is mad, really.

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BLKNSLVR 33 minutes ago | parent [-]

Absolutely.

It is, however, a glowing beacon of an example of law being designed to maintain the status quo and/or protect companies at the expense of individuals.

As someone else said, welcome to late stage capitalism.

	▲	philipallstar 2 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I don't see why, and I've no idea what "late stage capitalism" is, other than people like to repeat the phrase.