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Perspective

Dec. 31, 2013

That's personal: California's new security breach law

Username: jsmith. Mother’s maiden name: Smith. Watch out, businesses. Starting Jan. 1, unauthorized access of personal information like this triggers California’s security breach law. By Ruth Hawley


By Ruth Hawley


Username: jsmith. Mother's maiden name: Smith. Watch out, businesses. Starting Jan. 1, 2014, unauthorized access of personal information like this triggers California's security breach law.


California already requires businesses (and any other agencies that own or license personal information) to notify customers when their personal information has been, or is reasonably believed to have been, accessed by an unauthorized person. S...

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