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A hacker is smart, much smarter than the average. With just a few clicks and a few key combinations, he’s hacked into the IT systems of governments, public authorities and large corporations. He avoids the public and acts in secret – that’s how it’s portrayed in Hollywood movies. But the profile of computer geniuses is much more diverse than expected…

Are you aware of your “data value”? In the case of a data leak in the IT systems of multinational companies, it is often reported that the damage amounts to billions. Data has even become one of the most valuable resources in the world. However, a calculator that allows users to determine the overall value of their data leaves a completely different impression: the “price” for the information provided by users is always less than one dollar. But how is this possible and is it even possible to specifically calculate the value of this “resource”?