Welcome to the Future!
Lots of nobel bills become studies and reports when the opposition is vocal. For the last years, the Attorney General of California has released data breach reports.
In 2013, there were 167 breaches reported to the California Attorney General, exposing data of 18.5 Million Californians.
The California Attorney General also makes the following recommendations:
For the health care industry:
– Use strong encryption to protect medical info…
New Jersey Legisalture is moving a bill that would place new burdens on business and government in the Garden State.
Businesses & government would be required to maintain databases that allow quick contact to customers/clients/citizens in case of a data breach.
The bill also expands the type of breaches that have to be disclosed to include usernames and passwords. [NJ A3146]
The Internet Association has been active in D.C. It’s now setting its sights on shaping student data security legislation and ride sharing legislation. It formed a California PAC. Next stop is Texas. [The Recorder]
California is limiting how third party education vendors can use student data. In an interview with Education Week, the new law is referred to as the “first truly comprehensive student-data-privacy legislation” and said he expects it to become a model for other states around the country.” [Education Week] Posted indata privacy, legislative trend, student data privacy