Administrative/Regulatory
Mar. 19, 2015
Data breach laws in motion
State and federal data breach laws are ever evolving these days.
Mary Ellen Callahan
The Walt Disney CompanyEmail: mary.ellen.callahan@disney.com
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California passed the first state data breach notification law in 2002, starting a domino effect that has led to 47 state and three territory data breach laws across the U.S. Each of these laws contains a definition of "personal information." When any of the data elements defined as personal information are acquired or accessed by an unauthorized person, the law may be triggered and often notification to the affected individuals is...
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