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Re: Federal Security Breach legislation (fwd)
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:32:24 -0500 (EST)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:49:53 -0800 From: Beth Givens <bgivens () privacyrights org> Subject: Re: [Dataloss] Federal Security Breach legislation This web page lists all the state-level security breach laws now in effect in the U.S.: Security breach notice laws: <http://www.consumersunion.org/campaigns/Breach_laws_May05.pdf> www.consumersunion.org/campaigns/Breach_laws_May05.pdf And visit the PIRG site here: <http://www.pirg.org/consumer/credit/statelaws.htm> www.pirg.org/consumer/credit/statelaws.htm. Beth
Ohio recently passed a bill that requires that=20 subjects be notified of data loss whenever it=20 poses risk of identity theft. It is HB 104 in=20 the 126th Session. Took effect on 2/16. Here is the summary: require a state agency, an agency of a political=20 subdivision, or a person, including a business=20 entity that does business in Ohio, to contact=20 individuals residing in Ohio if unencrypted or=20 unredacted personal information about those=20 individuals that is included in computerized=20 data owned or licensed by the agency, person, or=20 business entity is accessed and acquired by=20 unauthorized persons and causes or reasonably is=20 believed will create a material risk of the=20 commission of the offense of identity fraud or=20 other fraud to the individual, and to authorize=20 the Attorney General to investigate and enforce=20 compliance with the requirements. It can be viewed here: <http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=3D126_HB_0104>http://
www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=3D126_HB_0104
Halbert
On 2/22/06, Saundra Kae Rubel=20 <<mailto:privacylaws () sbcglobal net>privacylaws () sbcglobal net> wrote: I haven't heard boo from Congress about a federal notification law (though there are several state ones) so I don't know what the status is there, =85.
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