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Malaysian Personal Data Protection Bill passed

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Dissent

The Personal Data Protection Bill 2009 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat today without any “fireworks” as had been expected. Debate on it lasted less than three hours and was mainly focused on several issues, specifically credit reference agencies, in particular Credit Tip Off Sdn Bhd (CTOS), the time frame of data protection and the…

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Federal Information Security and Data Breach Notification Laws

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Dissent

From Congressional Research Service: Federal Information Security and Data Breach Notification Laws Gina Stevens Legislative Attorney January 28, 2010 The following report describes information security and data breach notification requirements included in the Privacy Act, the Federal Information Security Management Act, Office of Management and Budget Guidance, the Veterans Affairs Information Security Act, the Health…

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Addition to Washington Breach Law Imposes Retailer Liability in Payment Card Breaches

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

Under a Washington law effective July 1, 2010, certain entities involved in payment card transactions may be liable to financial institutions for costs associated with reissuing payment cards after security breaches.  Designed to encourage the reissuance of payment cards as a means of mitigating harm caused by security breaches, Washington H.B. 1149 applies to three…

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Shock, confusion after birth certificates voided

Posted on February 27, 2010 by Dissent

Suzanne Gamboa reports: Native Puerto Ricans living outside the island territory are reacting with surprise and confusion after learning their birth certificates will become no good this summer. A law enacted by Puerto Rico in December mainly to combat identity theft invalidates as of July 1 all previously issued Puerto Rican birth certificates. That means…

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UK: Tough new sanctions proposed for breaches of data protection law

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Dissent

The Ministry of Justice is running two consultation exercises in tandem concerning proposals to amend the Data Protection Act. The first proposal is to introduce custodial sentences of up to two years for data protection offences; the second proposal is to introduce new civil penalties, with an upper limit fine of £0.5m, for serious breaches…

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Nevada and New Hampshire Data Security and Privacy Laws Take Effect

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Dissent

Hunton & Williams LLP write: On January 1, 2010, two important state data security and privacy laws took effect in Nevada and New Hampshire.  The laws create new obligations for most companies that do business in Nevada and for health care providers and business associates in New Hampshire. Nevada’s law requires “data collectors,” including government…

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