The Credit Union National Association is pushing for change – and although there will be pushback from the merchant sector, a lot of what CUNA is pushing for is consistent with what privacy advocates want: Data security is a critical issue and the U.S. Congress should consider legislative changes to protect consumers, such as requiring…
Category: Legislation
Would a federal data breach law really be too costly for the private sector?
Are you curious about the cost of a data breach notification law? Here’s the analysis of S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, proposed by Senator Leahy. It appears that the biggest added cost to the private sector would be on improving security and not from breach notification since 46 states already…
Pa. Senate OKs bill requiring heads up on data breaches
The Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously passed legislation that would require state and local government agencies to notify the public of data breaches involving personal information within one week. Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi said he drafted the measure, Senate Bill 162, after three separate thefts of state-owned computers with personal information. Pileggi said that even though…
National Retail Federation opposes Sen. Leahy’s data breach notification bill
From NRF’s press release: The National Retail Federation today voiced concern over data breach legislation set for consideration by a Senate committee, saying the bill is too broadly written and would lead to “notice fatigue” among consumers. […] French’s comments came in a letter sent today to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The panel…
Is Texas the New Federal Government? Nationwide Breach Notification Law Signed by Governor Perry Suggests So
Jake Sommer writes: Texas has never been known as a state that loves to regulate and its current governor has made a name for himself by being staunchly anti-regulation, but its recent Texas Security Breach Bill (HB 300), contains a sneaky provision that turns the Texas Attorney General into one of the nation’s most powerful…
Illinois Amends Breach Notice Law to Specify Notice Content, Cooperation
Brendon Tavelli writes: On August 22, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed House Bill 3025 into law. In doing so, he aligned Illinois with a small group of states responding to increased concern about privacy and information security by retooling their existing information security breach notification frameworks. HB3025, in particular, amends the state’s breach notification law to specify…