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Technology Law Dispatch
Case for National Breach Notification Standard – Federal Action to Follow?
By Paul Bond
On June 9, 2011, Citigroup confirmed that its online banking platform Citi Account Online had suffered a data breach involving the names, credit card numbers, addresses, and email details of…
Inside Privacy
Illinois Bill Would Require Specific Contents for Breach Notification Letters
The Illinois legislature has passed a bill that would require data owners to include specific information in a letter notifying an Illinois resident of a data breach affecting that resident’s…
Inside Privacy
State Senate Passes Amendments to CA Breach Notification Law
California state Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) certainly can be credited with persistence when it comes to expanding California’s data breach notification law, and with Jerry Brown replacing Arnold Schwarzenegger…
Inside Privacy
The Article 29 Working Party and Breach Notification in the EU
The Article 29 Working Party recently released an opinion on data breach notification in the EU. The opinion addresses two main issues: Experience to date with the existing breach notification…
Inside Privacy
Philippines Advances Data Protection Bill; Covers Breach Notification
A data protection bill is ready for consideration by the Filipino House of Representatives. If made law, H.B. 1554 would be the first comprehensive data protection law in the Philippines. …
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Upcoming Webinars on Privacy Developments in Washington and Data Security Breach Notification Laws
Two webinars, one afternoon. On Thursday, February 24, Hogan Lovells Privacy and Information Management Practice Director Chris Wolf will participate in a BNA webinar (along with Senior Governmental Affairs Advisor…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Legislation Aims to Expand Breach Notification Obligations
In the past two months, lawmakers in California, Oregon and Virginia have introduced legislation that would expand the scope of their state security breach notification laws.
Inside Privacy
Senate Considers Federal Breach Notification Standard
Last month, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee held a hearing on S. 3742, the “Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010.” This legislation was introduced by Senator…
Global Privacy & Security Compliance Blog
HHS’ Withdrawal of Breach Notification Regulations under the HITECH Act Creates Uncertainty
By Andrew Gantt
The Interim Final Rule for Breach Notification for Unsecured Protected Health Information, issued pursuant to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, was published in the Federal Register on…
Technology Law Dispatch
Connecticut’s Muscular New Vision for Government Oversight of Data Security Breach Notifications
By Paul Bond
This post was also written by Diane Bettino. Nearly every state in the U.S. has a statute requiring notifications upon discovery of a data security breach. Most of these laws…