Jim Rubenstein of Credit Union Times reports that it’s unlikely that the Texas legislature will pass an ambitious data security bill before the current legislative session ends on June 1. H.B. 345 and the companion S.B. 327 have support from the financial sector and the state’s Attorney General, but have been strongly opposed by retailers…
Category: Legislation
Security groups cautious about data security and file sharing bills
Gautham Nagesh of Nextgov reports on testimony to Congress concerning two bills in the current session: H.R.2221 (Data Accountability and Trust Act) and H.R. 1319 (Informed P2P User Act). Some of the concerns raised about H.R. 2221: According to David Sohn, senior policy counsel for the Center for Democracy and Technology, most states have already…
HHS offers health IT privacy guidelines
Brian Robinson reports in Government Health IT: The Health and Human Services Department has begun overhauling the privacy and security rules that govern personal health information, which is considered vital to attempts by Congress and the Obama administration to broaden the adoption of electronic health records. HHS published guidance on April 17 that outlines the…
AL: Retailers: Proposed bill creates problems for business owners
Trevor Stokes reports: Credit unions and retailers reacted differently Wednesday to two proposed Alabama bills that would require businesses to notify residents when personal information accessible by computer has been breached. The companion bills, introduced this week by Rep. Tammy Irons, D-Florence, and Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, are aimed to protect consumers against personal data…
Bill: Missouri businesses must disclose security breaches
Missouri businesses would be required to notify consumers when their personal or financial information is compromised in security breaches, under a bill that received initial approval Wednesday from the Missouri Senate. Sen. Scott Rupp, R-Wentzville, sponsored Senate Bill 207 as a way to inform consumers of security breaches that could result in identity theft or…
Congress heard us! (commentary)
I’m first working my way through the provisions in the stimulus bill that relate to breaches and notifications. One of the recommendations that I and other privacy advocates had made was central notification and disclosure on a publicly available web site. They heard us. Here’s part of the new law: (3) NOTICE TO SECRETARY- Notice…