Welcome to the Future!
In 2014 California passed a number of data security bills to protect students, consumers and patients, including:
Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital World (California’s SB 568)
Prohibits marketing or advertising alcohol, firearms and tobacco to minors
Prohibits using, disclosing, or compiling a minor’s personal information (or permitting a third party to do so).
Intended…
$5.6 Billion buys a lot of tongue depressers. Its also the expected cost of data breaches in the health care industry for 2015 according to the 2015 2nd Annual Data Breach Industry Forecast by Experian. Highlights from the forecast :
The State collects mountains of data from motor vehicles to health care agencies. Keeping up with the technology to protect this information lags behind.
The State Auditor found that state data projects are not being completed on time, on budget, and may bot receive the proper authorization.
SAO 15-015
Posted indata encryption, data privacy, health care data, law enforcement, legislative trend
The proposed legislation would require more of businesses, including: Another day, another retailer with a data breach. The National Association of Federal Credit Unions took the opportunity to call for clear data breach laws. Why? Without regulation every business that could possibly be related to a data breach is getting sued. It’s a class action gold mine. The Hill FTC and FCC are both regulating data breaches. FTC pursued an enforcement action against Wyndham Hotels, which then challenged the FTC’s regulatory authority. In a case watched by many corporations, the courts said yes, the FTC has regulatory authority to take enforcment actions related to data breaches. In late 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ordered the parties to mediation to save all parties time and money.
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The fighters for financial institutions: Independent Community Bankers of America The fighters for retailers: Retail Industry Leaders Association, National Retail Federation, National Grocers Association, Merchant Advisory Group, National Association of Convenience Stores, Food Marketing Institute, & National Restaurant Association Why did the kerfuffle start: Banks assert that they absorb the heaviest burden “f… Federal Health and Human Services has pursued a string of health care data breach claims against health care providers. Health care data is protected under HIPAA, and data breach issues could also fall under data security laws and regulations. For refresher on the HHS settlement with Anchorage Community Mental Health Services, see Association of Corporate Counsel. Forecasting trends related to hacking/data breaches/cyber security is a hot topic. Just look at the plethora of class action lawsuits, and the Sony hack that led to pulling the film, The Interview, and its own set of lawsuits. In an interview with the WallStreet Journal Legal Writer Dan Dipietro, a cyber security expert says he expects cyber security insurance to soon be part of the ordinary course of business.
Posted indata privacy, legal trend, legislative trend, retail data breach
Indiana AG Proposes Data Security Legislation
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Data Security Regulation Needed Post Chick-fil-A Data Breach
FTC Has Authority to Pursue Data Breach Enforcement
Kerfuffle: Financial Institutions v. 6 Retailer Groups- Which Bears the Financial Burden for a Data Breach?
Healthcare Data Must Be Addressed When Crafting Data Security Laws
Trend: Insurance for Cyber Security