Computerworld Australia staff report: Proposed amendments to the Northern Territory’s Criminal Code would make it an offence to collect and store identification details about another person for the purposes of identity theft. Under current legislation, a person who obtains someone else’s ID details can’t be prosecuted until they commit a crime. Speaking in the NT…
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Wyndham submits new data security and breach bills to support motion to dismiss FTC complaint
Will Judge Ester Salas ever get to rule in FTC v. Wyndham? I had hoped the court would issue a ruling on Wyndham’s motion to dismiss shortly after the November oral argument on the motion, but here we are three months later, and both sides are still introducing supplemental authorities to bolster their respective positions….
Commission Statement Marking the FTC’s 50th Data Security Settlement – January 31, 2014
Today marks a milestone for the Federal Trade Commission – the announcement of the Commission’s 50th data security settlement. What started in 2002 with a single case applying established FTC Act precedent to the area of data security has grown into a vital enforcement program that has helped to increase protections for consumers and has encouraged companies to make…
Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Against Data Breaches
Press release issued by Sen. Dianne Feinstein yesterday: Four senior senators today introduced legislation that would, for the first time, provide a federal standard for companies to safeguard consumers’ personal information throughout their systems and to quickly notify consumers if those systems are breached. The Data Security and Breach Notification Act was introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein…
Bipartisan senators introduce data security bill
Julian Hattem reports: Lawmakers in the Senate are unveiling a new data security bill that aims to protect consumers from having their identities stolen or being harmed by fraud. Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said that recent data breaches at major U.S. retailers have highlighted the need for added standards to protect…
House passes bill to require data breach notification for breaches involving Healthcare.gov and state exchanges
Pete Kasperowicz reports: The House passed the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act, H.R. 3811, in a 291-122 vote. Sixty-seven Democrats voted for the bill, ignoring arguments from party leaders that the bill was a “messaging” vote meant to discourage people from signing up for insurance. The one-sentence bill says that no later than two…