Lege Trend. What triggers a notification? How does that standard impact a business liability?

Draft Federal legislation will require notification of breach if and only if a business determines:

  • “a reasonable risk that the breach of data security has resulted in identity theft, fraud or economic loss”

Why does this specific statuory draft langauge matter? Courts are split on whether a business is liable when a data breach hasn’t resulted in actual fraud or economic loss, which means the language sets up a liability threshold.

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