Gregory Bautista and William Douglas Sanders of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP write: Effective January 1, 2020, the Texas legislature will impose new notification requirements on businesses that maintain personal information of customers. House Bill 4390 amends the Texas Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act by requiring that Texas residents be notified of…
Category: Legislation
Tech Companies Seek India Govt’s Help For Solving Aadhaar-PF linking Issue of Employees
Aman Rawat reports that a breach I didn’t even know about last year has raised concerns about what tech companies are willing to do in terms of linking their employees’ provident fund (PF) account numbers to their Aadhaar identification number. PF accounts are compulsory, government-managed retirement savings accounts. So if the government requires employees’ Aadhaar…
‘C.L.O.U.D.’s On the Horizon: How Law Enforcement Electronic Data Requests Are Going Global
Christopher A. Ott of Davis Wright Tremaine writes: Companies storing or moving large quantities of digital information routinely encounter subpoenas, court orders and warrants from United States law enforcement for subscriber and related data and records. However, the realities of cybercrime and recent under-publicized diplomatic activities could dramatically increase the volume of incoming requests from…
Ireland Issues Data Breach Notification Guidance
The Irish Data Protection Commission has issued guidance on data breach notification under GDPR. Attorneys at Fox Rothschild have prepared a summary that begins: Key takeaways: A personal data breach is a security incident that negatively impacts the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of personal data, with the consequence that the controller is unable to ensure…
Massachusetts Senator Introduces Legislation Imposing Obligations on Data Brokers
Odia Kagan of Fox Rothschild writes: Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., has introduced a bill (S. 2577) imposing considerable obligations on data brokers regarding their handling of personal information. Key provisions: […] Upon a verified request, disclose to the requesting individual information about the information collected, time of collection, who it was shared with and how…
Texas State Senator Jane Nelson’s cybersecurity bills signed into law
Chris Roark reports: Several bills authored by Texas State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, that bolster state cybersecurity, expand the cyber workforce and better protect sensitive data have been signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. These bills will take effect on Sept. 1. The remainder of this news article has information on SB 64,…