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Data Breach Notification
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Data Protection Report
National breach law proposal — focus of Congressional hearing
Picking up on President Obama's challenge to enact a national breach law, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) will hold a hearing, headlined "Getting it Right on Data Breach and Notification…
Inside Privacy
Data Breach Notification Bills Introduced in House and Senate
By Caleb Skeath Last week, Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Bobby Rush (D-IL) re-introduced the Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA Act) in the House of Representatives. The bill (H.R.…
Data Counsel
OCR Updates Breach Report Web Portal — Changes Could Impact Annual Breach Reports
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently launched an updated version of the portal covered entities must use to notify OCR regarding…
Capital Thinking
Congress Examines Data Breach and Information Sharing Legislation
Legislative Activity House Discusses Potential Data Breach Legislation Last week during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing, Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess (R-TX) hinted about his plans to develop legislation…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
New York Attorney General Seeks Stonger Data Breach Notification Law and Data Security Safeguards
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jeffrey M. Schlossberg
Earlier this month, the New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a legislative proposal that would strengthen protections for private information by expanding the state's breach notification law to…
Password Protected
White House Proposes Expansive Data Breach Notification Bill
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Last week, President Obama proposed wide-reaching legislation to establish a uniform, nationwide standard for data breach notifications that envisions a significant enforcement role for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).…
Data Protection Report
Just what the doctor ordered: President outlines national breach law proposal
Leading up to the President’s State of the Union, the White House previewed several potentially sweeping cybersecurity initiatives—including a proposed federal law that would create a single national breach notification…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Data Breach Notice Laws, IRS Budget Cuts, Winter Safety
The State of the Union is set to get undereway in about a half hour. While I'm sure we'll see a lot of reaction on it on the LexBlog Network…
Data Counsel
Dear Lawmakers, Your New Breach Notice Laws Should Address These Issues
The days of companies being so afraid of the reputational impact of a breach that they would look for any way possible to avoid disclosure are gone. The pendulum has…
Inside Privacy
New York Attorney General Unveils Data Breach Proposal
On the heels of a number of well-publicized data security breaches, a White House data breach proposal, and California’s recent changes to its data breach notification statute, New York Attorney…