Amanda Connolly reports: After close to three years, the government is finally pushing through regulations that require companies to tell Canadian consumers when their personal information is compromised. The Digital Privacy Actbecame law in August 2015, but several of its provisions were not immediately implemented and have languished on the books pending official authorizations needed…
Category: Breach Laws
MD: House of Delegates passes data breach protection bill
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 River, said he put forth the legislation because internet service providers weren’t required to post notices regarding data…
32 state Attorneys General to Congress: Don’t replace our stronger privacy laws!
Mike Litt writes: A bipartisan group of 32 state Attorneys General, led by Illinois AG Lisa Madigan, sent a joint letter last week to the House Financial Services Committee leadership against the draft (link includes opposition testimony of Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office) “Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act” that PIRG has also been opposing. The bill…
Ministry Of Health Issues Draft For Healthcare Security Act; Warns Of Five Year Jail, $6,164 Fine On Healthcare Data Breach
Bhumika Khatri reports: In a silent yet tough stance towards data breach, the central government of India has released a draft of Healthcare Security Law under Digital Information in Healthcare Security Act (DISHA) and has invited comments from stakeholders and readers on the same before April 21. In the draft document shared, the Ministry of…
Public Notification of Data Breaches: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
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 subsequent loss of private, personal information. In light of recognized delays from both…
OAIC received 31 notifications in the first three weeks of data breach scheme
Asha McLean reports: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has told ZDNet there has been 31 notifications provided to the office led by Timothy Pilgrim since Australia’s Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme came into effect on February 22, 2018. The NDB scheme requires agencies and organisations in Australia that are covered by the…