FC: Calif. law says firms must disclose only online intrusions

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[Why should the law mandate that private firms disclose only online 
intrusions? Is a small Internet intrusion where 10 customer records are 
purloined more distressing and privacy-invasive than, say, a massive 
physical breach of security where millions of customer records are stolen? 
This isn't exactly a great way to lure firms into an increasingly 
highly-taxed and highly-regulated state. What a strange (and IMHO 
unnecessary) law. --Declan]

---

Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 01:45:02 -1000
Subject: Perhaps of Internet to Politechbot
From: Alex Salkever <alex_salkever () businessweek com>
To: declan () well com

Hi, Declan:

This might be of interest to the list.


Computer Break-Ins: Your Right to Know
California law now demands that the public be informed when government or 
corporate databases are breached. It's about time

<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2002/tc20021111_2402.htm>http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2002/tc20021111_2402.htm 



Regards,

Alex Salkever
Technology Editor/BusinessWeek Online
212.512.3582




-------------------------------------------------------------------------
POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list
You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice.
To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html
This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/
Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/
Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan
-------------------------------------------------------------------------