BA breach penalty sets precedent for future effectiveness of GDPR: The 90% reduction in the fine levied on BA over a 2018 data breach has set legal experts talking about the ramifications for the future of data protection.

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      BRITISH Airways PLC
    • Abstract:
      The article report on the fall-out from the 2018 data breach that saw the information of hundreds of thousands of British Airways (BA) customers stolen has not yet fully settled, but a significant milestone along the way was reached on 16 October 2020. It mentions that the Byrony Long, a partner at law firm Lewis Silkin, described the fine reduction as a win for BA, considering the magnitude of the security failings that took place.