How do policy makers balance the need for educational systems to adapt and improve while also protecting student data?
It’s a state issue. It’s a federal issue. It’s a local school district policy issue. Politico calls it an issue that “
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Retailer has breach. 5 Banks sue. Litigation continues to Protect Public Policy. Tort Reform on Horizon.
Winter 2013 brought a large data breach for Target. Various lawsuits ensued. Financial institutions sued. Individuals sued.
Target had sought to dismiss the suit brought by 5 financial institutions. The judge said no.
Judge Magnuson also said, “imposing a duty on Target in this case will aid Minnesota’s policy of punishing companies that do not secure consumers’ credit- and debit-card information.” [
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President Obama’s pick to lead the Pentagon, Ashton Carter, is a strong proponent of increasing data security. He’s been involved with the reorganization of US Cyber Command. Expect more legislative & media attention for data security. [Washington Post] Retailers support uniform notification requirements. Pawlenty, head of the Financial services Roundtable, wants them to go a step further. He wants businesses to meet the high standards that financial institutions have to meet. [The Hill] Protecting the personal privacy of citizens is trending. Wyoming is considering legislation that will: Data Security is a concern for businesses large and small. These associations are urging fair reform that doesn’t overburden businesses, large or small: Alabama Grocers Association Back in 2013, gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott released his “We the People Plan” focusing on privacy. He’s concerned about data security, specifically: … Data breaches don’t only affect retail establishments and customers, banks and credit unions are also affected. Each data breach requires new credit and debit cards to be printed and mailed, and for fraudulent charges to be covered. This comes at a hefty cost to financial institutions. The “
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The 2014 Home Depot data breach litigation has raised the very tort issues that data breach legislation addresses- venue and consolidation. Whenever there are a lot of injuured parties, spread out throughout a state or country these issues arise. Data security breaches are the new pharmaceutical class action. [National Law Review] 36 states considered 110 bills related to student data protection and privacy in 2014. The usual and obvious bills to ban collecting and/or storing student data were filed. And more nuanced bills were fild such as those which granted State Baords of Education privacy powers to protect student data. Need some pictures to show what was considered throughout the country? Check out the Data Quality Campaign. [
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Data Security Getting More Media Attention
Pawlenty: Businesses Should Be Held to A Higher Standard on Data Protection
WY: Data Security Legislation
40 Merchant Groups Urge Action on Data Security
American Hotel and Lodging Association
California Retailers Association
Conexxus
Florida Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association Food Marketing Institute
Georgia Association of Convenience Stores
Illinois Retail Merchants…Refreshing Recollection: Abbott Data Privacy Plan
Cost to Financial Institutions for Data Breaches
Data Security Litigation: Tort Reform
State Student Data Protection Laws and Regulations in 2014