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ICO publishes guide to Data Protection Act

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Dissent

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has produced a new plain English Guide to Data Protection to provide businesses and organizations with practical advice about the Data Protection Act and dispel myths. The guide will help organizations safeguard personal data and comply with the law. The guide takes a straight-forward look at the principles of the…

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Massachusetts Data Security Regulations Final Amendments Released

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Dissent

Tanya Forsheit reports: As we noted earlier this week, Massachusetts indicated late last week it would issue its last round of amendments to its data security regulations scheduled to take effect March 1, 2010, 201 CMR 17.00.  The last round of amendments are not particularly significant, although it is worth noting that, contrary to the…

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Accountants Want Out from New Identity Theft Rules, Just Like Lawyers

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Dissent

Jordan Weissmann writes: Fresh off the American Bar Association’s success fending off the application of new anti-identity theft regulations to lawyers, a trade group representing certified public accountants has filed its own lawsuit over the rules. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, represented by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson partners Daniel Loeb and…

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Federal Data Security Law: ‘Careful What You Wish For’

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Dissent

Bill Brenner writes: A federal cybersecurity law edged closer to reality late last week when the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to protect the personal data of Americans. The bill is a bipartisan effort sponsored by Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and co-sponsored by former Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, that would, among other things, force…

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NSW unveils new ID theft laws

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Dissent

Karen Dearne reports: The NSW government plans to create three new identity offences – trafficking in identity data, possession with intent to commit a crime, and possession of equipment for the purpose of identity theft – in an overhaul of the state’s Crimes Act. The new laws will apply to offences committed offline and online….

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Resource: Comparing breach notification laws

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Dissent

“International Security Breach Notification Survey” is a new resource prepared by Foley & Larnder LLP and Eversheds LLP, November 2009. The report summarizes and compares the laws in various countries in tabular format, with comparisons based on: Notice Requirements (to who – (i)individual and (ii)regulator?), Timing of Disclosure (does it have to be done in…

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