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Katie Lannan reports: A compromise bill filed Tuesday by a House-Senate conference committee would afford Massachusetts residents a year and a half of free credit monitoring services if their personal data and Social Security number are compromised by … Continue reading MA: Deal Struck To Protect Consumers Hurt By Data Breaches
Dan Clark reports: Credit reporting agencies will now be required to register with the state and comply with its cybersecurity regulations, the state Department of Financial Services announcedMonday. The new rulesare the state’s response to last year’s… Continue reading In Wake of Equifax Data Breach, Credit Reporting Agencies Made Subject to NY State Cybersecurity Regulations
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On July 1, 2018, HB 183, which amends Virginia’s breach notification law, will come into effect (the “amended law”). The amended law will require income tax return preparers who prepare individual Virginia income tax return… Continue reading Virginia Amends Breach Notification Law Applicable to Income Tax Information
Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jason C. Gavejian, and Maya Atrakchi of Jackson Lewis write that changes to Louisiana’s data breach notification law (Act 382) go into effect on August 1 of this year. Those changes include expansion of the definition of per… Continue reading Changes to Louisiana’s Data Breach Notification Law Go Into Effect August 1
Edward J. McAndrew of Ballard Spahr LLP writes: South Carolina has become the first state to enact a version of the Insurance Data Security Model Law, which was drafted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in 2017. Governor Hen… Continue reading South Carolina Enacts First Insurance Data Security Act
Good! Ryan Johnston reports: Following weeks of outcry from cybersecurity companies and independent researchers, Republican Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed the state’s proposed “hack back” bill on Tuesday. The bill, SB 315, sought to … Continue reading Georgia governor vetoes ‘hack back’ bill
So if you want to prove a hacking bill is a bad idea, engaging in black hat/grey hat activities may not be the best way to persuade people. Tom Corwin reports: A hacking group upset with Georgia legislation that could criminalize what they do targeted … Continue reading Hackers target Georgia Southern, Augusta restaurants
David Stauss of Ballard Spahr writes: In March, we reported that the Oregon legislature was considering amending its data breach notification and information security laws. That legislation has now passed the Oregon legislature and been signed into law… Continue reading Oregon Amends Data Breach Notification and Information Security Laws
Hunton & Williams write: As reported in BNA Privacy Law Watch, on March 21, 2018, South Dakota enacted the state’s first data breach notification law. The law will take effect on July 1, 2018, and includes several key provisions: Definitions of Per… Continue reading South Dakota Enacts Breach Notification Law
Edward McAndrew of Ballard Spahr LLP writes: Alabama has officially joined the data breach notification party. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed Act No. 2018-396 into law on March 28, 2018. The law will take effect on May 1, 2018. Although it was last i… Continue reading Alabama Becomes 50th State to Enact Data Breach Notification Law