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Rhode Island Updates Identity Theft Protection Act; Requires Notice Within 45 Days of Data Breach

July 5, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

In the absence of action by the U.S. Congress to pass a national data breach notification law, many states stepped into the breach to update their laws this year to add more specific notice guidelines, a requirement to notify the state’s attorney general or another state official, and to require entities that maintain personal information […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Legislation, Privacy Tagged With: Identity Theft, US State Law

Visa & MasterCard: Issuers May Release Identity of Breached Merchants

June 24, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

In two letters sent to Diana Dykstra, the President and CEO of the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues, both MasterCard and Visa have confirmed that, under their network rules, card issuers are permitted to disclose the identities of merchants involved in data breaches in certain circumstances. In MasterCard’s letter dated June 3, 2015, Eileen […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Enforcement, Regulation

Oregon Updates and Expands Data Breach Statute

June 18, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

Oregon has updated its data breach notification statute to broaden the definition of personal information that will trigger notice to individuals and add the requirement to notify the state’s Attorney General of certain breaches. Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law SB601 on June 10, and it was enrolled on June 15. The bill updates […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Legislation, Privacy Tagged With: Identity Theft, US State Law

Alston & Bird partners Teri McMahon and Dominique Shelton discuss updates to M&A and privacy & data security practice areas at ACC Israel Annual Event

June 17, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On June 16, 2015, Alston & Bird partners Teri McMahon and Dominique Shelton made presentations on current issues of the M&A and privacy and data security practice areas at the ACC Israel Annual Event. The event, attended by over 200 attorneys from Israel and around the world, focused on trending global mergers & acquisitions issues. Teri McMahon discussed trends in […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Enforcement, Events, International, Legislation, Privacy, Regulation

Connecticut Passes Bill to Require Identity Theft Protection Services In Certain Breaches

June 12, 2015 By Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On June 11, Connecticut SB949 became a Public Act, after being passed by both chambers of the state legislature. Governor Dannel Malloy can now either sign the bill or take no action for it to become law. SB949 will, among other provisions, require companies that experience a security breach requiring notice to individuals under Connecticut […]

Filed Under: Data Breach, Data Security, Legislation, Privacy, Security Breach Tagged With: Identity Theft, US State Law

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