3 Ways State Attorney Generals Play a Role in State Data Security Legislation

  • 23 of the 47 states that have data breach laws require the state Attorney General to be notified
  • State Attorney Generals litigate data breaches
    • in Texas, the Attorney General reached a settlement with Paypal app, Venmo, for $175,000 requiring the company to “improve disclosures regarding security and privacy”
  • many state Attorney Generals set policy like hio Attorney General who launched, CyberOhio

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