Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

This week we've heard about another privacy breach.  We don't tell strangers on the street everything about ourselves but for some reason, when a business does it online, who we also don't know or trust, you just cannot shut us up.  Name and address? Sure. Phone number? Why not.  Signature? Fill ya boots.  Don't even get me started credit cards and debit cards.  I was talking to tech expert this week on the show. What he said has been playing on my mind for two reasons.  1. We've lost trust and faith in companies to manage our data now, I reckon. Trust is dead, and it's very hard to earn back. And nothing's sacred - we know that after the health hack. In Finland, a psychologist's notes were hacked so patients had all their secrets out there for ransom online.  2. The penalties for businesses leaving the backdoor open for scammers is very low - the maximum fine is apparently just $10,000. So if a business gets your data stolen and then doesn't tell you, the maximum fine is $1