Derrick Harris writes: When the federal government finally does undertake the task of legislating around cloud computing, it seems very likely that security measures and data privacy will drive the ship. On Tuesday the TechAmerica Foundation’s CLOUD2 commission announced a data- and security-heavy set of recommendations to guide the federal government’s efforts in regulating, adopting and promoting…
Category: Laws
AU: Thousands of privacy breaches going unreported
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…
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…