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Comment: BA data-breach damages suit a key test for GDPR liability

By Vesela Gladicheva ( October 7, 2019, 16:20 GMT | Comment) -- Was British Airways' cybersecurity so lax that it should be held responsible for its big data breach last year? That's the fundamental case that lawyers for the swelling class of thousands of victims must make to win compensation for them. The case is being keenly watched as the outcome will determine how easily lawyers can bring cases for nonmaterial damage under the EU's wide-ranging and strict General Data Protection Regulation.Was British Airways' cybersecurity so lax that it should be held responsible for its big data breach last year? That's the fundamental case that lawyers for the swelling class of thousands of victims must make to win compensation for them....

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