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Breached!: Why Data Security Law Fails And How To Improve It, Woodrow Hartzog, Daniel Solove Mar 2022

Breached!: Why Data Security Law Fails And How To Improve It, Woodrow Hartzog, Daniel Solove

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Digital connections permeate our lives—and so do data breaches. Given that we must be online for basic communication, finance, healthcare, and more, it is remarkable how difficult it is to secure our personal information. Despite the passage of many data security laws, data breaches are increasing at a record pace. In their book, BREACHED! WHY DATA SECURITY LAW FAILS AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT (Oxford University Press 2022), Professors Daniel Solove and Woodrow Hartzog argue that the law fails because, ironically, it focuses too much on the breach itself.

Drawing insights from many fascinating stories about data breaches, Solove and …