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Data Breach Notification
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Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Data Security and Breach Notification Measures
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee again approved two pieces of legislation that would require certain entities to safeguard personal information and notify individuals of breaches of that information. Over the…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Live Blogging from Madrid Privacy Confabs: EU-Wide Data Breach Notification Requirement a Real Possibility
American-style data security breach notification laws may be coming to the EU, affecting all companies holding personal data
Proskauer on Privacy
Massachusetts Finally Finalizes Data Security Regulations – We Think
In response to feedback received at a public hearing held in September, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation has released what it purports to be final regulations…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
North Carolina and Montana Data Breach Statutes Amendments Now in Effect
Recently-enacted amendments to the Montana and North Carolina data breach notifications go into effect today, October 1, 2009. North Carolina. The amendment to North Carolina’s statute increases the state’s notification requirements…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Draft Federal Legislation May Bring Changes to Data Breach Practices
On July 22, 2009, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) reintroduced S. 1490, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (“PDPSA”), which has been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. The reintroduced…
Life Sciences Legal Update
New HHS Regulations Impose Federal Security Breach Notification Requirements
The recently enacted Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ("HITECH") Act, which amends various aspects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"), including the…
Proskauer on Privacy
HHS and FTC Announce New Breach Notification Rules for Unsecured Protected Health Information
On August 24 and 25, 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), respectively published rules on when and how covered entities regulated…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Proposed California Data Breach Law Could Create a Clearinghouse
We have written before about how the lack of a national clearinghouse for large data breaches is a significant shortcoming of existing federal law. We have also speculated that if…
Life Sciences Legal Update
FTC Issues Final Rule on Notifying Consumers About Breaches of Electronic Health Records
By Brad Rostolsky, Steven Boranian
Until now, the loss or theft of protected health information rarely resulted in notice to consumers. Very few state data security breach notification laws encompass medical information. The Health Insurance…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Germany Introduces Data Breach Notification Rules
On July 10, 2009, the Federal Council (Bundesrat) finally passed an important amendment to the Federal Data Protection Act (FDPA), which imposes comprehensive obligations on data controllers in case of…