State legislatures are not waiting for Congressional action on a national data breach notification standard. Montana — Montana has amended its 10-year old breach notification law (see Mintz Matrix) to expand the definition of “personal information” and require notice to the state attorney general’s consumer protection office. H.B. 74, signed into law by Governor Bullock,… Continue Reading
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For the New Year – A New Mintz Matrix of State Data Breach Notification Laws
Posted in Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Legislation, Privacy Regulation, UncategorizedMake sure to get your January 2015 Mintz Matrix! Available here for downloading and always linked through the blog right hand navigation bar. Things you will not want to miss: California has significantly amended its breach notification requirements Kentucky’s new data breach law (2014) is expanded effective January 1 As always, this chart is… Continue Reading
Privacy Monday – June 30, 2014
Posted in Data Breach Notification, Privacy Monday, Privacy Regulation, UncategorizedNot only the last Monday in June, but the last day of June. There are quite a few privacy-related things taking effect tomorrow, July 1. Some reminders: Florida Amendments to Data Breach Notification Law The Florida Information Protection Act of 2014 (“FIPA”) takes effect tomorrow. The FIPA essentially repeals Florida’s existing data breach notification law and… Continue Reading
Get your updated Mintz Matrix!
Posted in Data Breach, Data Breach NotificationAs our readers know, we maintain a summary of the US state data breach notification laws, which we refer to as the “Mintz Matrix.” We update the Mintz Matrix on a quarterly basis, or more frequently if developments dictate. We’ve updated the Mintz Levin State Data Breach Notification Matrix to reflect recent changes to Kentucky’s… Continue Reading
Privacy & Security Bits and Bytes
Posted in Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, SecurityThere has been so much news swirling in the data privacy and security world in the last few days, that it has been difficult to keep up. We’ll give you a roundup here for your Friday and weekend reading. Heartbleed – Where Are We? By now, you should know whether your web-facing applications… Continue Reading
Privacy Monday – September 30, 2013 – Here’s the New Mintz Matrix
Posted in Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Data Compliance & Security, Privacy Monday, Privacy RegulationAs we all ponder the potential for the first U.S. government shut down in 18 years, here are some Monday privacy tidbits to change the subject a bit. September Mintz Matrix As our readers know, we maintain a summary of the US state data breach notification laws, which we refer to as the “Mintz Matrix.” … Continue Reading
The New Mintz Matrix Is Here!
Posted in Data Breach NotificationOr as Navin R. Johnson might say ……. * Our updated Mintz Levin State Data Breach Notification Matrix (fondly known as the “Mintz Matrix”) is available here. We update this resource quarterly, or as events dictate. Legislatures have been quiet on the data breach notification front since the end of 2012. Since our last update,… Continue Reading
State Data Breach Notification Matrix Update – Texas and Connecticut
Posted in Data Breach NotificationIt’s time for an updated version of our “Mintz Matrix” – the Mintz Levin matrix of state data security breach notification laws. We update this matrix quarterly, or as developments dictate. The Fall 2012 version can be found at Data Breach Notification Matrix In this update, we call particular attention to changes in the following… Continue Reading
Updated Mintz Matrix
Posted in Data Breach, Data Breach Notification, Privacy RegulationWelcome to June! It’s time for an an updated version of our “Mintz Matrix” — the Mintz Levin matrix of state data security breach notification laws. We update this matrix quarterly, or as developments dictate. The June, 2012 Mintz Matrix can be found here – UPDATED Data Breach Matrix (6_2012) And, the updated version can… Continue Reading
