The proposed legislation would require more of businesses, including:
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Privacy Rights for California Minors in the Digital World (California’s SB 568)
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Prohibits marketing or advertising alcohol, firearms and tobacco to minors
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Prohibits using, disclosing, or compiling a minor’s personal information (or permitting a third party to do so).
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Intended…
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SAO: State Computer Systems Out of Date
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
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In 2014 California passed a number of data security bills to protect students, consumers and patients, including: 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.
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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… 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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Tech companies (makers of computers, phones, tablets, etc… & software companies) are getting protection under a bill By Sen. Wyden. Think of all the personal privacy bills in Texas during 2013- drones, license plate capturing, photography protections… Texas loves protecting personal privacy from big brother. The Wyden bill would prohibit law enforcement from requiring tech companies to make it easy for law enforcement to access data and devices. Closing this exce… Lawmakers wants to know what financial institutions are doing to keep financial data secure. This applies to state and federal lawmakers. National press focuses on federal lawmakers. So, here we go: Sen. Warren and Rep. Cummings want to know which banks have experienced cyber attacks. They claim 500 million records have been hacked from financial institutions in the last year, and they want solutions to fix it. We all know this will first get fixed on the state level, like… California’s sweeping data security legislation should serve as a model for the nation and states according to the National Consumers League (“NCL”). NCL also commends the 10 states that have enacted data security legislation requiring businesses to implement data security protocols. The Hill
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Data breaches and law suits go together like PB&J- pear, brie and jambon. Sony faces a class action lawsuit from former employees, who claim Sony had knolwedge of the data security weaknesses & did nothing to correct or protect confidential information. The data breach leak included personal & confidential employee information, and their lawsuit is limited to the leaking of the employee information.
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Data Security Sample Bills: Protect Minors, Students, Health Care Data & More
Trend: Insurance for Cyber Security
Kerfuffle: Financial Institutions v. 6 Retailer Groups- Which Bears the Financial Burden for a Data Breach?
FTC Has Authority to Pursue Data Breach Enforcement
Federal Secure Data Act- Disallow Law Enforcement Surveillance
Lawmakers: 500 Million Financial Records Hacked in 2014. Need Policy Fixes.
National Consumers League: California Data Security Legislation is Model Legislation
Sony Pictures Data Breach Leads to Lawsuits