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Dixons Carphone 'fesses to mega-breach: Probes 'attempt to compromise' 5.9m payment cards

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Re: There's another weasel clause right there

Can you back-date a firm's data-crimes to escape GDPR fallout?

I asked my company's semi-tame in-house lawyer this question this morning.

His response was that for Criminal law you will be judged and sentenced under the law that was in effect at the time of offending.

What can throw a spanner into the works though is the case law ie the interpretation of law can change and the most current interpretation is always used.

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