California Expands Existing Data Privacy Breach Law By Angelina Bruno-Metzger Governor Jerry Brown recently signed bill SB46 into law, which amends California’s data breach notification law by expanding the definition of “personal information.” The current law requires alerts to be sent to consumers when a database has been breached in a way that could expose…
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New Jersey Considers Prohibition on Requiring Disclosure Of Personal Account Passwords
The proposed bill prohibits an employer from requiring a current or prospective employee to provide access to a personal account or even asking if they have an account or profile on a social networking website. By Alice Cheng Last month, a New Jersey Assembly committee approved a measure that would prohibit an employer from requiring a current or prospective employee…
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ZIP Code Collection – An Invasion of Privacy?
Zip Codes Can Reveal Customer Information, Leading To Privacy Concerns By Michael Feldman A February 2011 ruling against Williams-Sonoma by the California Supreme Court held that a consumer’s ZIP code was “personal identification information” that merchants are not permitted to demand from customers under a California consumer privacy law. The result was a rash of…
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