I didn't fail anything Stymee. How would I realize a law? God you fail.
I doubt that law exists, at least not they way you put it.
From what I understand, from a quote below... is they are required to disclose it if it was BESY BUY DATA about HER that was lost, not her PROPERTY that had HER DATA. See what I did there? Are you following now?
Besides, they did inform her it was lost. 90 days is not outside of timeliness, especially when it can't be determined with any certainty when it was lost.
"It is in stark contrast to the facts of the article as reported in Ms Campbell's blogspot entry."
Riiiight... "facts." I'm sure the complaintant has no vested interested in embeleshing... lol... "reported"... You are killing me.
""Melissa Ngo, senior counsel with the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, D.C.,... said consumers need to get smart about protecting their data to avoid such situations." This is completely off topic."
AND total denial in the same post. A DOUBLE THREAT! This whole thread is thick with the topic...
Didn't forget it at all.
Did you read my post?
Losing that stuff is moot, they would probably have wiped the drive anyway.
Warranties, mfr or purchased don't cover software or data...
First, @drcagn:
When you bring a laptop in for service at a Best Buy (which I have done), it says right on the service receipt data may and probably will be lost. They offer a back-up service for a fee. So she can pound sand about losing data (and so can Washington DC.)
Second, if she had sensitive data on her laptop it is her responsibility to encrypt and back it up. Having someone steal your laptop or losing it is an issue whether you take your laptop in to service or not (not to mention the info just getting stolen via some other means, i.e. trojan.)
Third, if she lost other peoples data because her business involves it (which I don't see asserted) then it is definitely her responsibility to encrypt it. I work with sensitive data and my company requires full disk encryption and a bios driven password to get at it.
Last, many laptop mfrs require that you send the unit back to them for repair or no parts for you! Now you have UPS and a third party involved. The thing will likely go on tour and take forever to repair. In that time, sh#t happens. Not to mention, the mfr will almost always restore the drive even if the repair had nothing to do with it and you tell them not to.
They effectively offered her a new laptop with a cherry on top, what else would they do?
People applaud this type of BS and fail to recognize that frivolous lawsuits like this just drive up the cost of doing business.
You don't think that cost is passed on to you?
$54 million lawsuit was supposed to do what? Open our eyes to poor service? That people being paid 8 bucks an hour screw up? Wow, thanks for opening up our eyes. It seems she is just another friggen media whore, out for more than she deserves.
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I know. Everyone thinks they are "sticking it to the man" when they are just screwing themselves. Lemmings, one and all...
I didn't fail anything Stymee. How would I realize a law? God you fail.
I doubt that law exists, at least not they way you put it.
From what I understand, from a quote below... is they are required to disclose it if it was BESY BUY DATA about HER that was lost, not her PROPERTY that had HER DATA. See what I did there? Are you following now?
Besides, they did inform her it was lost. 90 days is not outside of timeliness, especially when it can't be determined with any certainty when it was lost.
"It is in stark contrast to the facts of the article as reported in Ms Campbell's blogspot entry." Riiiight... "facts." I'm sure the complaintant has no vested interested in embeleshing... lol... "reported"... You are killing me. ""Melissa Ngo, senior counsel with the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, D.C., ... said consumers need to get smart about protecting their data to avoid such situations." This is completely off topic."
AND total denial in the same post. A DOUBLE THREAT! This whole thread is thick with the topic...
If you can make a free 100% copy of the mods as many time as you want and restore them at will... then yes. Just... wow.
Didn't forget it at all.
Did you read my post?
Losing that stuff is moot, they would probably have wiped the drive anyway.
Warranties, mfr or purchased don't cover software or data...
She should have had a back-up, shame on her.
Yes, because losing a laptop is policy...
They gave her a $500 GC + a laptop.
Seems she was compensated %50 over the cost of the laptop.
Anything more is still ludicrous.
Why not set the precedent it's not though so everyone sees this as a great idea.
I feel like I am being charged too little as it is...
First, @drcagn:
When you bring a laptop in for service at a Best Buy (which I have done), it says right on the service receipt data may and probably will be lost. They offer a back-up service for a fee. So she can pound sand about losing data (and so can Washington DC.)
Second, if she had sensitive data on her laptop it is her responsibility to encrypt and back it up. Having someone steal your laptop or losing it is an issue whether you take your laptop in to service or not (not to mention the info just getting stolen via some other means, i.e. trojan.)
Third, if she lost other peoples data because her business involves it (which I don't see asserted) then it is definitely her responsibility to encrypt it. I work with sensitive data and my company requires full disk encryption and a bios driven password to get at it.
Last, many laptop mfrs require that you send the unit back to them for repair or no parts for you! Now you have UPS and a third party involved. The thing will likely go on tour and take forever to repair. In that time, sh#t happens. Not to mention, the mfr will almost always restore the drive even if the repair had nothing to do with it and you tell them not to.
They effectively offered her a new laptop with a cherry on top, what else would they do?
People applaud this type of BS and fail to recognize that frivolous lawsuits like this just drive up the cost of doing business.
You don't think that cost is passed on to you?
$54 million lawsuit was supposed to do what? Open our eyes to poor service? That people being paid 8 bucks an hour screw up? Wow, thanks for opening up our eyes. It seems she is just another friggen media whore, out for more than she deserves.