Rural Radio reports:
A measure that would raise the bar for filing class-action lawsuits in state courts against private entities that suffer a cybersecurity breach has received first round approval in the Nebraska Legislature.
Lawmakers spent a considerable amount of floor debate Tuesday and today discussing LB 241, which would require willful, wanton, or gross negligence on the part of a private entity for the filing of such actions, instead of the lower standard of ordinary negligence in the case of losses suffered.
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Raising the bar wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing if it was a companion to imposing stronger cybersecurity demands on entities. But to just raise the bar on lawsuits without greater demands for security will not serve the public well.