Digestible Law has provided a short synopsis of key requirements of Missouri’s new data breach notification law, which goes into effect on August 28, 2009. ….. In addition to the more common elements of first name or initial and last name in combination with unencrypted Social Security Number, driver’s license number, financial account number, or…
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Baseball’s use of DNA raises questions (updated)
Confronted with cases of identity and age falsification by Latin American baseball prospects, Major League Baseball is conducting genetic testing on some promising young players and their parents. Many experts in genetics consider such testing a violation of personal privacy. Federal legislation, signed into law last year and scheduled to take effect Nov. 21, prohibits…
Iran implements Internet data retention law
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has implemented a law requiring the country’s Internet service providers to retain records of users’ incoming and outgoing data for at least three months, according to a Monday report by the state-run PressTV news agency. The government said the law is designed to help catch those who illegally steal others’ personal…
Napolitano, Govs show support for Pass ID
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano met with U.S. governors at the National Governors Association (NGA) Conference in Biloxi, Miss., on Sunday to discuss Gulf Coast emergency preparedness efforts, H1N1 flu and the Pass ID secure identification legislation—designed to fulfill the 9/11 Commission’s recommendation to establish national standards for secure driver’s licenses. “Pass…