Recent amendments to Pennsylvania’s data breach law -- the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act – will take effect May 3. The amendments were enacted in November. Originally enacted in 2006, the Act provides for...more
In the wake of several major data breaches over the last several months, new data security and data breach notification bills have been introduced in the US Congress, and others may also be in progress....more
For the first time since the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) came into force on 2 July 2014, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) of Singapore has published details of the enforcement actions that it has taken...more
The Personal Data Protection Commission (the “Commission’) was established in January 2013 to implement and enforce The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”). The PDPA fully came into force on 2 July 2014. So far, the...more
In This Issue: - The President’s Plan for Securing Cyberspace - The President’s Plan for Safeguarding American Consumers and Families - Conclusion - Excerpt from The President’s Plan for Securing...more
2014 was the year of the data breach as several large, high profile breaches occurred, including EBay, Target, and Home Depot, that affected the personal data of millions of Americans. On January 12, 2015, President Obama...more
President Obama’s new proposed Personal Data Notification and Protection Act provides a national standard for companies responding to security breaches....more
In his January 20 State of the Union address, President Obama said, “We are a strong, tight-knit family who has made it through some very, very hard times.” This statement was used as a theme for the economic initiatives set...more
As expected in his State of the Union address last night, President Obama made it very clear that cybersecurity is on his agenda for 2015. After stating that: “No foreign nation, no hacker should be able to shut down...more
On January 12, 2015, President Obama delivered a speech at the Federal Trade Commission during which he set forth several proposals, including the Personal Data Notification and Protection Act (the “Act”). ...more