The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter today to congressional leaders urging them to ensure that federal data breach legislation preserves states’ ability to enforce state laws in order to protect consumers from data breaches and identity theft. Most of the federal bills related to data security and data breach notification pending…
Category: Breach Laws
New Hampshire Enacts Breach Notification Requirement for the Department of Education
Scott Koller explains: The state of New Hampshire recently enacted House Bill 322 (“HB 322”), which requires the Department of Education (“DOE”) to implement additional procedures to protect student and teacher data from security breaches. Those procedures now include a breach notification requirement. Effective August 11, 2015, the DOE must develop a detailed security plan…
Oregon updates and expands data breach statute
Alston & Bird write: Oregon has updated its data breach notification statute to broaden the definition of personal information that will trigger notice to individuals and add the requirement to notify the state’s Attorney General of certain breaches. Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law SB601 on June 10, and it was enrolled on June 15. The…
CT Governor Malloy Expected To Sign Data-Breach Bill Requiring One Year Of Identity-Theft Protection
Matthew Sturdevant reports: In the wake of several major data breaches in recent years at The Home Depot, Target and Anthem, Connecticut’s legislature has passed a bill that would provide greater consumer protections. One of the key provisions is at least one-year of identity-theft protection for any customer that is a victim of a data…
Dutch upper house approves data breach reporting requirement
Telecompaper reports: The Dutch upper house of parliament has approved a legislative amendment on tightening requirements for reporting data breaches and increasing the privacy regulator CBP’s sanctions powers. The lower house approved the legislation in February. Under the changes, a data breach must be reported to the CBP if it impacts security and has a…
North Dakota amends data breach notification law
Christin McMeley and Bryan Thompson write: On April 13 North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple signed S. 2214 into law, which amended the state’s data breach statute in an attempt to expand the reach of the state’s notification requirements and the range of businesses subject to them. As the law is currently written, North Dakota’s data breach statute…