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The SAFE Data Act: An admirable attempt that needs expansion

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Dissent

Cross-posted from PogoWasRight.org: Some of the controversy yesterday over The SAFE Data Act, introduced by Rep. Mary Bono Mack, concerns the  limited definition of “personal information” in terms of what would trigger a breach disclosure and notification.  Although some of the arguments appeared to follow partisan lines, the issue is not a partisan one, so…

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House panel approves data breach notification bill

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Dissent

More on the wrangling over the SAFE Act this morning, from Grant Gross: The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s trade subcommittee approved the Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (SAFE Data Act) by a voice vote Wednesday, after hours of debate on the legislation. Democrats on the subcommittee offered several amendments in an effort to broaden the…

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SAFE Data Act Passes Out of Commerce Subcommittee

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Dissent

John Eggerton reports: The SAFE Data Act passed out of the House commerce, Manufacturing & Trade Subcommittee Wednesday after procedural wrangling and partisan divisiveness over an issue everyone agrees on: there need to be more uniform laws on data privacy protection and breach notification. The big divide is over what personally identifiable information (PII) should…

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Russia Amends Federal Data Protection Law; Privacy Enforcement on the Rise

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Dissent

Boris Segalis writes: Last week, the upper house of Russia’s federal legislature approved amendments to the country’s federal data protection law. The amendments impose detailed information security requirements on businesses that process personal data and revise some of the statute’s data subject consent provisions.The amended law will come into force when it is published in the…

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This morning in Congress: markup of the Secure and Fortify Electronic (SAFE) Data Act

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Dissent

From Representative Mary Bono Mack: Responding to concerns over recent cyber attacks and other data breaches, Rep. Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) has introduced legislation to ensure American consumers are appropriately protected from data theft. H.R. 2577, the Secure and Fortify Electronic (SAFE) Data Act, requires reasonable security policies and procedures to protect personal information, and…

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DHS official says ISPs would likely be covered by Obama cybersecurity plan

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Dissent

Gautham Nagesh reports: A top Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity official told lawmakers Internet Service Providers (ISPs) would likely be among the private-sector firms that would be subject to federal oversight under the White House’s proposed cybersecurity legislation. At a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, DHS acting Deputy…

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