Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled that zip codes constitute “personal identification information” under G.L. c. 93. The question of law came to the SJC from the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts stemming from Tyler vs. Michaels Store, Inc, which was dismissed in January. This ruling echoes California’s 2011 decision that the Song-Beverly… Continue Reading
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Massachusetts Businesses Face Two New Challenges on Data Security
Posted in 201 CMR 17.00, Class Action Litigation, Data Compliance & SecurityA cross-post from our friends at the Associated Industries of Massachusetts - and important reading, given that March 1st is Thursday. Employers Face Two New Challenges on Data Security
