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…
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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In 2014, California passed bills to protect student data from contractors. What did the bills do? The Garden State has mandated that all protected health information be encrypted. This new requirement applies to: The NJ legislation, signed by Gov. Christie, exceeds HIPAA requirements and will require encryption of: Private companies want access to government health care information to build their business, but they’re access to health care data is shrinking fast. HHS is severely cutting the information it is sharing with third parties. The change was sparked after the AP reported that healthcare.gov was sending personal identifying information to third parties for marketing, advertising, and internet data performance purposes. Privacy advocates, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, … The Target data breach of 2013 changed a lot of things. Cyber Insurance is a booming business, and spending for cyber security is increased on average 34%. The survey also said: Where does the buck stop in data security regulation? Is it at the financial institution or at the retailer who garners the class action lawsuit? Retailers have said they should not be treated like banks, which are heavily regulated. Information Intelligence The Credit Union National Association, Financi… Georgia techies are focused on tax incentives and making Georgia the Supreme Leader in Data Security. The economic incentive proposals:Public Ed Contractors Want Data. States Stop the Data Flow.
Mandatory Encryption for Health Care Data. States Imposing Higher Standards than HIPAA.
Downsizing Health Care Data Sharing
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Lege Trend: Techies Want Data Security Supremacy & Tax Relief