New breach notification requirements in effect in Canada
Amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) were proclaimed in force on May 1, 2010, and added a new requirement for organizations to notify the Information and Privacy Commissioner of...
View ArticleApplication of New Massachusetts Data Security Regulations to Out-of-State...
Massachusetts’s new data security regulations, effective as of March 1, 2010, currently set forth the country’s most stringent requirements for protecting data. Extending beyond what is required by...
View ArticleFAQ on Alberta's New Breach Notice Law
InfoWatch analytics lab reports, earlier this month (May 1, 2010), Alberta became the first Canadian province to pass a broad breach notice law (“Bill 54”) as part of their comprehensive data privacy...
View ArticleReckless' data breaches should be prosecuted
InfoWatch analytics lab reports, Irish data protection controllers should face sanctions for deliberate or reckless breaches of information protection law, a Government appointed review group has...
View ArticleRussia Considers Improving its Data Protection Law
InfoWatch analytics lab reports, the Russian Federation is considering amending the country’s data protection law, according to BNA’s Privacy Law Watch.Businesses have long complained that the law...
View ArticleSenators re-introduce bill to improve security, require notification of breaches
The press release issued by the Senators: Today Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined Senator Bob Bennett, (R-Utah) to re-introduce legislation that helps protect consumers and businesses from identity...
View ArticleUnauthorized Computer Access and the California Penal Code
California Penal Code Section 502regulates unauthorized access to computers and computer networks and has implications for employers with employees in California. It is an offense if any person:...
View ArticleGabbard wants a law addressing data leaks
Hawaii lawmakers are likely to take up proposed legislation that would punish state agencies responsible for data breaches that can result in identity theft."Right now the problem is that victims are...
View ArticleSwiss banker fined after giving WikiLeaks tax evader files
ZURICH — A Swiss banker who claims to have handed WikiLeaks details of rich tax evaders has been found guilty of coercion and breaking Switzerland's strict banking secrecy laws.A judge at Zurich's...
View ArticleIndia inks data privacy law
New data protection laws intended to ease concerns over offshoring to India merely add complexity for outsourcers Those happy days are now gone. India has issued a new data protection law which will...
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