Antone Clark reports: State lawmakers are taking action to prevent another breach of sensitive data following the inadvertent release of almost 800,000 names in 2012. The House voted unanimously to approve legislation establishing guidelines for how information for Medicaid and CHIP recipients will be handled and also pushing the state to actively identify industry best…
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Maine League Testifies On Breach Notice Bill
CUSystem writes: The Maine Credit Union League and representatives from Maine’s credit unions recently testified on two bills about breach notices and student-loan insurance bills, before two separate state legislative committees in Augusta. L.D. 158 requires that notice of a security breach must be made no later than 30 days after discovery of the breach…
PA: Pileggi pushes for update to vague law on personal data theft
Melissa Daniels reports: Back in 2007, the theft of several state computers jeopardized the personal information of as many as 400,000 Pennsylvanians. Desktop computers from the Department of Public Welfare were taken from offices in Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Then, a laptop issued to the Department of Aging was stolen from a private residence. There’s no telling what someone might…
Bill advances to help prevent state data breaches
Sometimes the personal connection to a breach does get legislators off the dime. Lee Davidson reports: The wife of Sen. Stuart Reid, R-Ogden, was among 780,000 victims of a Utah health data security breach last March. On Wednesday, Reid passed through the Senate a bill designed to help prevent such breaches in the future. SB20,…
State Privacy Laws Evolve While Congress Remains Stalemated
New legislation governing data breaches and privacy issues is popping up in states across the country. Most recently, Connecticut, Vermont, and Illinois have enacted new laws in these areas. You can find a nice summary of the three new laws on CyberInquirer. Image credit: “Chessman” © Saimnadir | Dreamstime.com
Old law puts school data at risk
Susan Palmer reports: An obscure state regulation — one that requires districts to keep student records for decades — is one reason several thousand Eugene School District students are at risk of having their Social Security numbers hijacked following a security breach of the district’s electronic records. School districts must retain student records for 75…