The following was originally posted on PogoWasRight.org: The Swedish National Police Board (Rikspolisstyrelsen) has called for new international laws to catch hackers on the internet, after US internet service providers refused to divulge information on the weekend’s attack on government websites. “The problem is that the internet is an international phenomenon and legislation is national….
Category: Legislation
Final phase of Mass. data protection law kicks in March 1
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: All companies storing personal data on Massachusetts residents have just over a month to ensure that their contractors, suppliers, technology providers and other third parties comply with a provision of a state data breach law that went into effect in March 2010. The law (download PDF) is designed to ensure that companies holding data…
Ca: Make data breach reporting mandatory, consumer group says
Christine Wong reports: Canada’s proposed new law on data breaches is a toothless piece of legislation that amounts to little more than a sugar pill when it comes to protecting consumers’ privacy and personal information, an Ottawa-based watchdog group said Monday. In its report “Data Breaches: Worth Noticing?”, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) recommends…
Proposed EC regulations require breach notification within 24 hours
The leaked draft of European Commission regulations contains provisions that would require breach notification to the supervisory authority (Article 28) AND to the individuals affected (Article 29) within 24 hours after establishment of a breach. Wow. Article 28 Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority 1. In the case of a personal…
Credit unions want merchants held to same data security standards
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…
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…