Fines are worth a thousand words

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In countries where data protection laws and practices have been developed for a long time, there are no discussions about the danger of leaks and dumps - violators are simply punished without "extra" words. And since last year, when the European GDPR regulation came into force, - even more so. This year, we are seeing the results of the first cases. British Airways received a record fine of $ 230 million. Equifax, which allowed the leak of confidential information about 147 million of its clients, will pay about $ 100 million in fines alone. And another $ 400 to 525 million - to consumer protection funds.

The history of numerous scandals around Facebook ended with the largest fine in US history of $5 billion. However, in this story, in addition to the dry counting, the authorities allowed themselves an emotional assessment. They emphasized that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg must be deprived of "unlimited control" over "decisions affecting the privacy of users" and obliged the social network to create an independent privacy committee.

Donald Trump reacted much more actively to the leak of croatia mobile database documents. In early July, classified cables from the British Ambassador to Washington, Sir Kim Darracq, were leaked to the press, in which he called the US President an “incompetent” and “inept” leader who “radiated self-doubt” and warned that the presidency could end in disaster. Trump responded immediately, calling the diplomat “stupid” and “pompous” and refusing to do business with him. Although Britain supported the ambassador, he decided to resign in order not to create unnecessary tension.