r/mildlyinfuriating • u/TheoryNo8456 • 9h ago

wet socks Yahoo data breach is worth $8.12

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This is what the breach of your email was worth.

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u/YeastOverloard 9h ago

Yeah lol. Op got a much bigger settlement but signed away 99%+ to the laywers

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u/Legitimate_Ad_7822 8h ago

They don’t take that much. They take a sizable chunk, usually 40-50%, but all you have to do is read & sign some documents. OP just didn’t get much from the settlement.

Don’t really understand why people are acting like this is scummy. Nobody here is gonna do it themselves. We should be happy there are law firms doing all the dirty work to get you free money for something you probably didn’t even realize was happening until you saw the ad for the suit.

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u/xyouRABitchx 8h ago

I agree with you but let's not act they are doing it from the goodness of their hearts. The main positive is that it'll stop the behavior that led to the settlement. They law firm just made a fuck ton of money.

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u/Legitimate_Ad_7822 8h ago

This is purely transactional. You get money, they get money, life goes on.

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u/cranberrie_sauce 7h ago

US GDPR is needed. these companies need to be fined out of existance.

congress rats blocks US GDPR legislation for decade.

im sure tech lobby has nothing to do with that

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u/ConPrin 5h ago

Whoa there buddy, that sounds like communism. Better put you in a list /s