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CREDIT CORNERSTONE WEEKLY CREDIT TRENDS AND
DATA INTELLIGENCE
Uniform data breach notification
April 21, 2011
Now that 46 states, plus other jurisdictions, have passed laws requiring companies to notify consumers after a security breach, policymakers have begun to examine whether a national data breach law is necessary. In its recent privacy report, the Department of Commerce calls for a uniform data breach law to reconcile various state laws and the Federal Trade Commission has indicated its support.
Still, questions remain on how a national data breach law would address the existing levels of consumer notification and whether state laws would be completely preempted.
Click here, to access complimentary data breach webinars, videos and white papers.
Source: How policy will shape data privacy in 2011 – an Experian white paper
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