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Why is there a data security issue with 3rd party tax collectors? 3rd party tax collectors receive taxpayer information from taxing jurisdictions
Why is does this raise data security risks? data theft is on the rise & businesses aren’t keeping up with data security protocols to protect taxpayer information
Accounting Today | Saying No to Outside Agencies in Tax Collections
What is the question answered by Attorney General Opinion KP-0076? Whether Bowie County can engage a private company to use a license plate reader data looking for vehicles that don’t have liability insurance?
Is there a fee splitting arangement in this scenario? Yes, the vehcile owner will get a letter from the District Attorney office, and fees will be split 50-50 between the County and the company.
Can this fee splitting arrangement with automatic license plate readers…
No. Nien. Nyett. Nej. A federal judge ruled that people caught in the data breach at Ashley Madison cannot remain anonymous.
Why did these plaintiffs want to be anonymous? Fear of the impact to the professional and personal lives.
Why did the court deny the request? Because the data breach is not equal to instances when a person can remain anonymous. Those instances are reserved for minors, rape, or other highly sensitive matters.
Which state jumped on the enanced data breach notification law bandwagon? Nebraska
What 3 changes did Nebraska make to its data breach laws?
What have state courts been saying across the country about data breach insurance? General Liability policies don’t cover data breaches
What happened this week to alter this legal trend? The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia found that a ageneral liability policy covered a data breach
What does the insurance company say? The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals got it wrong. General liability policy that covered “electronic publication of material” with “unreasonable…
What state legislature considered a bill to fine companies that do not decrypt after receiving a court order? California
What happened to this bill to fine companies? Died in committee without a vote
What did opponents to the bill say?
The Hill | Encryption bill draft worries tech community
CNET | Encryption bill would force companies to surrender user data
What entities are the new targets for data security enforcement? HIPPA adjacent health and wellness companies.
Why are HIPPA adjacent health and wellness companies the focus of regulators? These companies collect and store personal health information. For example:
Wired | Thousands of Trucks, Buses, and Ambulances May Be Open to Hackers
Providing mechanisms to address a decedent’s online presence is a growing trend.
This sounds rather nerdy, why is it important to a corporate client? Because the state may tell your client what it can and cannot do with customer data.
So, what state is now wading into this territory? Wyoming
What could happen with data at death?