The number of reported U.S. data breaches tracked through June 30, 2017 hit a half-year record high of 791. This represents a significant jump of 29% over 2016 figures during the same time period. At this pace, it is...more
8/9/2017
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As I blogged about here, last year the Tennessee legislature amended its data breach laws to become the first state in the U.S. to remove the encryption safe harbor from its definition of a data breach, which required notice...more
Removes the Encryption Safe Harbor, Limits the Timing of Notice, and Expands “Unauthorized Persons” -
Effective July 1, 2016, Tennessee becomes the first state to remove the encryption safe harbor from its data breach...more
4/20/2016
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The data breach class action lawsuit filed against grocery store retail chain SuperValu Inc. (“SuperValu”) was put on the shelf by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota on January 7, 2016. The plaintiffs...more
2/23/2016
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Spokeo v Robins ,
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State Data Breach Notification Statutes
Recently California amended its privacy laws requiring website privacy notices for businesses outside California’s borders. If your business operates a commercial website that collects consumers’ personally identifiable...more