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Plan Now to Comply with New Rhode Island Identity Theft Protection Act

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dissent

John Ottaviani writes: Businesses, organizations, state and local governmental entities and individuals who collect and store personal information about Rhode Island residents should start planning now to comply with the new Rhode Island Identity Theft Protection Act, which goes into effect on June 26, 2016 and replaces the existing law. Businesses and organizations of any…

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Ga. Senator Proposes Bill On Public Data Breach Investigations

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Dissent

Johnny Kauffman reports: A bill filed in the Georgia Legislature by Sen. John Albers (R–Roswell) would mandate companies and state agencies provide details to the attorney general and the governor’s office and give authority to the attorney general’s office to conduct an investigation. The Republican’s bill (SB 276) is called the “Georgia Personal Data Security…

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Texas Broadens Unauthorized Access of Computer Law to Specifically Address Insider Misuse

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dissent

Shawn E. Tuma writes that Texas just amended its unauthorized access of computers law to specifically address misuse by insiders. Here’s a snippet from his detailed post: Nothing was removed from the prior version of the law; the following language in blue italics was added as Section 33.02 (b-1)(2) of the Texas Penal Code: It is a crime for a…

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North Carolina Employees are not “Authorized” to Divert Employer Data

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Dissent

Amy R. Worley writes: As the year draws to a close, employer claims under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) against departing employees for stealing or otherwise diverting employer information without authorization to do so are dying slow deaths in many federal courts across the nation. As noted over on the Non-Compete and Trade Secrets…

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New NC law will let parents put security freeze on child’s credit report

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Dissent

WECT in North Carolina is reporting on a new law in NC that might become a model for other states when it comes to protecting children from identity theft: Parents in North Carolina will soon be able to help protect their children from identity theft. A new bill that takes effect January 1, 2016 will…

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KY: Child identity theft legislation pre-filed in House

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Dissent

Brad Bowman reports that House Majority Caucus Chair Rep. Sannie Overly, D-Paris, pre-filed a bill that would protect children from identity theft by allowing parents or guardians to request a security freeze in cases of card fraud for children under 18 and an incapacitated person. Bowman reports: Currently, there are 22 states that allow parents,…

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