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Originally Posted by Mythica
Who's it actually good for though? It's the customers that are likely going to pay for it due to price rises. BA get a bad name for themselves and the only people to 'win' are those that stole the information in the first place. While I don't disagree that companies should take better care of our data, it just seems the only ones to win from this are the hackers.
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If they increase charges then don’t use them, in most other cases there’s alternative carriers and routes available.
I refuse to use BA for work as their service is utter crap.
As we move forward in an ever increasingly connected world companies have to start taking data security seriously. The very fact it was a known exploit that can be protected & secured against (iirc) speaks volumes of their security teams & pen testing processes
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Seems this is a proposed fine. BA have an appeal right which they are going to exercise. Not cut and dried yet.
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Unfortunately true, it should have been the full 4% and no ability to appeal
That would make companies sit up and take notice