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Chase Cook reports: The House of Delegates passed legislation Monday that would require internet service providers to notify Maryland customers of data breaches in which personal information was stolen. House Bill 1584 sponsor Del. Seth Howard, R-West … Continue reading MD: House of Delegates passes data breach protection bill
John Amabile and Micheal Binns of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein write: A change in emphasis in disputes over data security breaches is coming. To date, the focus has been on issues and potential damages arising from the breach itself and the subsequ… Continue reading Public Notification of Data Breaches: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Courtney M. Bowman of Proskauer Rose writes: What would companies need to do to comply with the law? The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act imposes requirements in two areas: cybersecurity and data breach notification. The cyb… Continue reading A Primer on the SHIELD Act: New York’s Move to Adopt More Stringent Data Security Requirements, Part II
Sammantha Tillotson and Casie Collignon of BakerHostetler write: In January 2018, Colorado legislators sponsored a bill that, if passed, will change the state’s existing data breach reporting laws in important ways. A House Committee Report detailing t… Continue reading Colorado Legislature Signals That It May Create More Stringent Data Destruction Regulations and Tighten Breach Reporting Requirements
March 6 – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a settlement with healthcare provider EmblemHealth and wholly owned subsidiary Group Health Incorporated (“EmblemHealth”) after the company admitted a mailing error that resulted in … Continue reading A.G. Schneiderman Announces $575,000 Settlement With EmblemHealth After Data Breach Exposed Over 80,000 Social Security Numbers
Maya Atrakchi and Joseph Lazzarotti of Jackson Lewis write: There are only two states in the U.S. that have yet to enact data breach notification laws, but that may change in 2018. Several weeks ago, the South Dakota state legislature announced that a … Continue reading Alabama Senates Passes Data Breach Notification Act
Kathleen Bradshaw Burchette of Nexsen Pruet writes: While some may be wringing their hands over members of the legislature who just can’t seem to get along, North Carolinians have reason to hope that bipartisanship is not a thing of the past. On Jan. 8… Continue reading N.C. Attorney General, State Representative Drafting Bipartisan Bill To Combat Security Breaches
David M. Stauss and Gregory Szewczyk of Ballard Spahr LLP write: In the absence of federal action, state legislators continue to propose bills that would increase data privacy and security protections for consumers. Any entity that does business in the… Continue reading Oregon, New York, Alabama, and Rhode Island Join List of States Considering Data Breach Legislation Post-Equifax
Lisa Vaas reports: The US state of Georgia is considering anti-hacking legislation that critics fear could criminalize security researchers. The bill, SB 315, was drawn up by state senator Bruce Thompson in January, has been approved by the state’s sen… Continue reading “Misguided” hacking bill threatens to ice security researchers, say critics
AP reports: Lying about your weight on an online dating site? Checking out who won the Falcons game from your work computer? Using your computer hacking knowledge as an “ethical hacker?” Those actions may become illegal if a Georgia bill ge… Continue reading Sweeping Georgia cybercrime bill would target ‘snoopers’