Erin Jordan reports: Data security breaches at big corporations, including Equifax and Target, spurred the Iowa Attorney General’s Office to seek changes to Iowa law to further protect consumers. House Study Bill 526, discussed in a Judiciary subcommittee Tuesday, would update Iowa’s data breach notification act, which requires businesses, nonprofits and other entities hit by…
Category: Breach Laws
Virginia General Assembly to Tackle a Variety of Privacy Related Bills
Christopher R. Nolen of McGuireWoods LLP writes: The Virginia General Assembly is underway and several privacy related bills are on the legislative agenda for 2018. The Virginia legislature will consider approximately 3,000 bills during its 60-day session that will end in early March. Here are several from Nolen’s list: In an attempt to further address…
New data breach reporting rules will help prevent cyber crime, say IT experts
Peter Dinham reports: A majority of Australian IT decision-makers believe reporting of data breaches to regulators will help prevent cyber crime. Surveyed by global security vendor Palo Alto Networks, 79% of IT decision-makers agreed that reporting breaches to regulators should be mandatory and 69% believed reporting of data breaches to regulators would help prevent cyber…
South Dakota lawmakers delay action on data breach legislation
AP reports: A legislative panel has delayed action on a bill that would require companies to inform South Dakota residents whose personal information was acquired in a data breach. The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to take up the proposal again Thursday. Attorney General Marty Jackley’s bill would require affected South Dakotans be notified within 60…
Arizona Legislature Considers Strengthening Data Breach Notification Law
John G. Kerkorian, David M. Stauss, Gregory P. Szewczyk, and Kimberly A. Warshawsky of Ballard Spahr write: The Arizona State Legislature is considering proposed legislation that, if enacted, would significantly change the requirements for how Arizona entities respond to data breaches. Under Arizona’s existing breach notification law, entities that conduct business in the state and own or license computerized…
Big businesses band together in urging lawmakers to sell out your privacy
David Lazarus writes: Twenty-two industry groups, representing thousands of U.S. businesses, sent a letter to Congress the other day calling on lawmakers to pass sweeping data-security rules. At first glance, that seems like a really good thing for consumers. Upon closer inspection, however, the letter suggests these corporate heavyweights are aiming to sell out consumers…