Energy Economy article dated September 28, 2017. It sets out #statutorydamages, a central issue in the #Goodchoice #personaldatabreach case being conducted by #LawFirmChangchun.
"At the hearing, attorney Jaesun Yoon of Law Firm Changchun, for the plaintiffs, explained: 'The amount of damages and the mental harm the victims suffered vary according to what kind of information was leaked,' adding, 'Goodchoice is an accommodation booking app, so the nature of the information leaked is distinctive.'
Attorney Jonghoon Kim of Law Firm Changchun added: 'When information is classified by sensitivity, information about a person's sex life is very often placed in the most sensitive category, unlike names or dates of birth,' and, 'In this case information about the most intimate part of people's lives was leaked.'"