There has been a growing recognition of – and demand for – mandatory breach notifications in the U.S., EU, and Australia. Asher Moses reports on the situation in Australia: There has been a 27 per cent jump in the number of incidents of stolen or lost personal information reported to the Privacy Commissioner in the…
Category: Laws
Privacy law updated for California libraries
Richard Chang reports: With the enactment of stricter privacy regulations for library patrons in California, you need not worry about Googling “how to divorce your spouse” at the local library. Before the new law, your spouse could request and possibly obtain all your Internet records from the library. Authored by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto,…
The SAFE Data Act: An admirable attempt that needs expansion
Some of the controversy yesterday over The SAFE Data Act, introduced by Rep. Mary Bono Mack, concerns the limited definition of “personal information” in terms of what would trigger a breach disclosure and notification. Although some of the arguments appeared to follow partisan lines, the issue is not a partisan one, so let’s look at…
Murdoch’s News Corp Lobbied on Privacy Issues as Hacking Controversy Bubbled
Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta report: As the phone hacking scandal grows around Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, disclosure records show that the company spent over $1.5 million on federal lobbying in the first three months of this year — including lobbying on issues of digital privacy. […] Notably, the company whose U.K. affiliate is under…