Nicholas Ballasy reports: CUNA president/CEO Jim Nussle announced the launch of StopTheDataBreaches.com, which consumers can use to call on Congress to hold retailers accountable for data breaches. The website urges Congress to take action by passing data security legislation. Consumers are able to write their legislators through the website with the option to use the form letter…
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Germany Issues Revised Draft Cybersecurity Law
Hunton & Williams write: On August 19, 2014, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior published a revised draft cybersecurity law (the “Draft Law”). An earlier version of the law was published in March 2013. The Draft Law is intended to serve as a cornerstone of Germany’s recently-announced digital agenda. “Critical Infrastructure” and Security Requirements The…
AU data breach notification guide: A guide to handling personal information security breaches
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has released Data breach notification guide: A guide to handling personal information security breaches. Some excerpts: Preventing data breaches — obligations under the Privacy Act Security is a basic element of information privacy.4 In Australia, this principle is reflected in the Privacy Act in the APPs Agencies and…
The FTC’s Controversial Battle To Force Companies To Protect Your Data
Kashmir Hill writes: Hacker conference Defcon has a long tradition of playing “spot the fed,” a game that involves outing government types who attend under the radar to learn about the latest hacking tricks and those who are expert at developing them. There was little challenge in the game this August when it came to…
Senators Hatch and Wyden Introduce Bill to Prevent Tax Refund Theft
Michael Cohn reports: Leaders of the Senate Finance Committee have introduced bipartisan legislation to improve protection for taxpayers against fraudulent tax refund claims made with stolen identities. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, introduced the Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act…
House Oversight’s lopsided hearing on the FTC
The House Oversight Committee held a hearing this morning that was supposed to be about FTC authority under Section 5, but it wound up being more of Chairman Darrell Issa using his position as a bully pulpit to attack the FTC, Tiversa, and Democrats on the committee who would not give a potential whistleblower (a former employee…