This advisory announces that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has suspended enforcement of the new “Red Flags Rule” until May 1, 2009. This suspension gives creditors and financial institutions additional time to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs. The advisory is provided in PDF on the Alston & Bird web site: http://www.alston.com/healthcare_ftc_suspends_red_flags_rule_compliance
States Adopting Aggressive New Privacy and Data Security Laws and Regulations
This advisory summarizes selected state legislative and regulatory developments regarding corporate data privacy and security obligations. A series of new laws and regulations enacted in recent months require, among other things: (a) encryption of personal information on laptops, PDAs and portable media, including flash drives; (b) encryption of personal information transmitted over the Internet; (c) […]