A panel in rugged, independent Idaho is creating a task force to study:
- how much student data is sold to third parties
- how best to protect student data, and
- how to reduce sharing student data.
State and federal agencies collect nearly 566 data points per student. Last year, Idaho passed a law that can fine school districts up to $50,000 for student data security breaches.
Lege Trend: Federal Data Breach Legislation
Last week Congressmen Barton (R-TX) and Rush (D-IL) filed data breach notification legislation. Feds want to protect personal, private information and the states are quickly passing bills that further protect their citizens.
What you need to know about the federal bills:
- Act Name: Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA Act)
- Bill Number: HR 580
- Senators Feinstein, Pryor, Rockefeller, and Nelson filed similar, but not identical bill:
- Data S…
Data Breaches Lead to Tax Man Problems
The FBI is investigating whether hacked tax information was used to file fraudulent state and federal tax returns without the original taxpayer’s knowledge.
The fraudulent state and federal tax filings are impacting businesses and individuals.
Breach Leads to Class Action. Rinse. Repeat.
Last week Anthem experienced a data security breach that resulted in the exposure of personal information for up to 80 million people. This week, a class action lawsuit has been filed in Atlanta.
Here’s what plaintiffs allege:
- World’s biggest known data breach
- The FBI has identified health care as particularly weak in data security.
4 Data Security Policy Trends
- Health Information protected by HIPPA will put companies at risk.
- Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights enforcement actions have led to multiple million dollar settlements against hospitals, clinics, and health systems
- FTC will take enforcement action. That action will lead to lawsuits challenging the FTC powers of enforcement.
- Opportunity for state enforcement abounds.
- More lawsuits against compa…
Lege Trend: Another Attorney General Supports Data Breach Notification & Enforcement
The Oregon Attorney General has a data breach legislation wish list. On her wish list is:
- Extend data breach enforcement and notification to the Oregon Department of Justice
- Oregonians should have access to information about:
- who is collecting their personal information and data
- how it is being used and protected
- to whom it is being sold.
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