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Data Breach Notification
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Data Counsel
Three National Data Breach Notification Legislative Proposals Issued
So far this month, three legislative proposals containing a national data breach notification requirement have been issued. On May 4, Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) reintroduced the Data Accountability and…
LawSites
The Sony PlayStation Security Breach and the Law
Sony Corporation suffered a huge security breach in its video game online network with names, addresses and credit card numbers of 100 million PlayStation and PC game network users stolen…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
White House Releases Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal
On May 12, 2011, the White House released the long-expected cybersecurity legislative proposal in response to the need to protect Americans from cyber threats.
Inside Privacy
White House Releases Legislative Proposal on Cybersecurity
By David Fagan
By David Fagan and Josephine Liu The Obama Administration today sent Congress its long-awaited legislative proposal for improving U.S. cybersecurity. The proposal is in the form of individual legislative amendments…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
The White House’s Cybersecuirty Legislative Proposal
Today the White House issued a Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal. The proposed legislation focuses on protecting the American people, the nation’s critical infrastructure, and the federal government's computers and networks. While legislation…
Inside Privacy
Rep. Rush Reintroduces Data Breach Legislation
By David Fagan
By David Fagan & Libbie Canter Last week, Congressman Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) reintroduced the Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 1707). During the 111th Congress, the House of Representatives approved…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Article 29 Working Party Releases Opinion on EU Data Breach Notification Framework
On April 5, 2011, the Article 29 Working Party adopted an Opinion on the EU framework for mandatory data breach notifications in the telecommunications sector.
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
The Henry Ford Health System Makes Another Appearance in the Parade of PHI Security Breaches
On February 25, 2011, Robin Erb, Medical Writer at the Detroit Free Press, wrote an article entitled, "Lost Device Compromises Medical Information of 2,777 Patients" relative to another security lapse…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
German Government Adopts Security Breach Notification Requirement in Telecommunications Act
On March 2, 2011, the German Federal government adopted a draft law revising certain sector-specific data protection provisions in the German Telecommunications Act. Among other obligations, the draft law includes…
Technology Law Dispatch
New ENISA Report on data breach notifications issued
By Cynthia O’Donoghue, Katalina Bateman
ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency) has issued a new report on data breach notifications . Having approached telecoms operators and data protection authorities (DPAs) on this topic,…