In the US, negligence as a tort is a four-pronged test. In the case of Equifax, did they have a duty to protect your PII? Did they breach that duty? Was that breach the proximate cause of your PII being disclosed? Did that disclosure result in an injury?
In the US, negligence as a tort is a four-pronged test. In the case of Equifax, did they have a duty to protect your PII? Did they breach that duty? Was that breach the proximate cause of your PII being disclosed? Did that disclosure result in an injury?