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44 Rutgers L. Rec. 192 (2016-2017)
Harmed by a Data Breach: Consumers May Find It Easier to Prove Standing under Seventh Circuit Decision

handle is hein.journals/rutglr44 and id is 161 raw text is: RUTGERS LAW RECORD The DigitalJournal of Rutgers School of Law lawrecord.com Volume 44 2016-2017 HARMED BY A DATA BREACH: CONSUMERS MAY FIND IT EASIER TO PROVE STANDING UNDER SEVENTH CIRCUIT DECISION JI WON YOON I. Introduction Information is transmitted with increasing frequency in the United States. More than seventy-four percent of the people in the United States are capable of using the internet, allowing many people to share content over the web.3 However, as more and more information is shared, this widespread sharing is subject to certain risks and vulnerabilities. Technological advancements make the transmission of information easier for normal users while also making the theft of such information much easier as well.4 Data breaches have become a common occurrence in the United 'J.D. Candidate 2017, Rutgers Law School; B.A., Political Science and East Asian Languages and Area Studies, Rutgers University. 2 Kenneth Cukier, Data, data everywhere, THE EcONOMIST (Feb. 25, 2010), htt.: www.economistcom/node/15557443. Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2013, U.S. CENSUs BUREAU 3-4=, https: f .wwwcensus.9v/historv /df/acs-internet201 3.pdf 4 Dan Goodin, How the NSA can break trillions ofencgpted Web and VPN connections, ARSTECHICA (Oct. 15, 2015), htto:/ /arstechnica.com / securitv/201 5/10 /how-the-ns a-can-break-trillions-of-encrvated-web-and-von-connections. 192

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