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States Take Action! New Mexico, Tennessee and Virginia Pass New Data Breach Legislation

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Dissent

Michael B. Katz and Cynthia J. Larose of  Mintz Levin write: After a quiet winter there has been significant activity in state legislatures to enact, strengthen or clarify their data breach notification statutes. The latest happenings are summarized below and we have updated our “Mintz Matrix” to reflect these new and pending laws. Read more…

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New Tenn. Law: No Breach Notice Needed if Data Encrypted

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Dissent

Andrew M. Ballard reports: Companies don’t need to notify Tennessee citizens of personal data breaches if the information was encrypted, under a new law that took effect April 4 and clarifies confusion created by a 2016 amendment. The measure reinstates language in the state’s data breach notice law to remove any doubt that companies do…

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Dramatic Overhaul of Israeli Data Security Regulations Passed by Knesset

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Dissent

From Hunton & Williams: Haim Ravia and Dotan Hammer of Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz recently published an article outlining Israel’s new Protection of Privacy Regulations (“Regulations”), passed by the Knesset on March 21, 2017. The Regulations will impose mandatory comprehensive data security and breach notification requirements on anyone who owns, manages or maintains a…

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Virginia Adds Notification Requirements for Payroll Incidents to Breach Law

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Dissent

Liisa M. Thomas, Robert H. Newman, and Eric J. Shinabarger of Winston Strawn LLP write: With little fanfare, Virginia recently amended its data breach notification law, requiring employers and payroll service providers to notify the Virginia Attorney General if they are subject to a W2 phishing scam. More specifically, the law requires that they notify…

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Companies Now Face Israel Data Security, Breach Notice Rules

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Dissent

Jenny David reports: Companies doing business in Israel will soon face mandatory data security and data breach notification requirements under regulations recently cleared by lawmakers. The data security and breach notice had been governed by voluntary guidelines issued in 2012 by the country’s privacy regulator, the Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority (ILITA). Companies that didn’t implement…

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NM: Data Breach Notification Passes Senate Committee

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Dissent

Carol A. Clark writes: This afternoon, the Senate Public Affairs Committee unanimously passed House Bill 15, known as the Data Breach Notification Act. The legislation is sponsored by Republican Rep. Bill Rehm of Bernalillo. House Bill 15 would require businesses and other entities to implement reasonable procedures to protect the personal information of consumers. The…

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