The Sony Data Breach: Three Painful Lessons

According to Daniel J. Solove, John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law and an expert in data privacy, all of your personal data is at risk. In the aftermath of the recent Sony Pictures hack, he offers three things the attack can teach us: data breaches cause harm, all of our data is constantly at risk, and corporations should pour more resources into privacy and security. "I believe that this breach, plus all the other data security incidents this year, send a very loud message that the risks are significant and of serious magnitude."