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Data Breach Notification
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Privacy Blog
Data Breach Disclosure Requirements Implicate More Than Privacy Law
By Nate Garhart
Various state laws require data breach notification and different state laws have different triggers for when notification is required and who must be notified. In California, for example, a breached…
Security, Privacy and the Law
A Spate of Legislative Action Portends a Busy Year in Privacy and Security
The new decade has barely begun, and the world of privacy already seems set to change quickly. Here is a brief overview: New Laws In Effect as of January 1…
Technology Law Dispatch
An FAQ guide to data breach notifications in Singapore
By Charmian Aw, Carolyn Chia, Resource Law LLC
Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has announced that data breach notification will soon become mandatory in Singapore. However, not all breaches need to be reported. We have prepared this…
Franchise Law Update
Another Day, Another Data Security Law: the NY SHIELD Act
New York passed a cybersecurity and data breach law, effective October 23, and it expands many cybersecurity requirements to not only businesses operating in New York, but also those operating…
ComplexDiscovery
Luck of the Irish? Data Breach Trends from the First Year of the GDPR (Data Protection Commission Ireland)
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is the Irish supervisory authority for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It also has functions and powers related to other critical regulatory frameworks,…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Ireland Issues Data Breach Notification Guidance
The Irish Data Protection Commission has issued guidance on data breach notification under GDPR. Key takeaways: A personal data breach is a security incident that negatively impacts the confidentiality, integrity,…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
California Adds Biometric Data, Other Identifiers, to Breach Notification Law
By Odia Kagan
California has amended its data breach notification law to include biometric and other identifiers. The bill (AB 1130), signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on October 11, revises the definition of…
Carpe Datum Law
Look Out Marvel, There’s a NEW SHIELD in Town
By Richard Lutkus, EnCE, EnCEP, CEH
For Marvel Entertainment fans, this one’s for you: Step aside Nick Fury, New York has a new SHIELD. New York state recently passed a new law extending protections against cyber-attacks…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
California Amends Breach Notification Law
On October 11, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1130, which expands the types of personal information covered by California's breach notification law.
Data Protection Report
New York’s Breach Law Amendments and New Security Requirements
By David Kessler (US), Susan Ross (US)
Although California has recently captured the lion’s share of attention with respect to privacy and security, on October 23, 2019, New York’s amended security breach law goes into effect, and…