New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill (S.562) into law on January 9, 2015 that will impose a standard more stringent than HIPAA on health insurance carriers authorized (i.e.,
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FTC Approves Settlement Order With Snapchat
On December 31, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it approved a final order settling charges against Snapchat.
In its complaint, the FTC charged Snapchat with deceiving consumers over…
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HIPAA Does Not Preempt State Privacy Cause of Action But May Represent “Standard of Care”, Says Connecticut Supreme Court
As if compliance with the various federal privacy and data security standards weren’t complicated enough, we may see state courts begin to import these standards into determinations of privacy actions…
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5 Data Security Tips From The California Attorney General
Beginning in 2012, under the California Breach Notification Laws (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.29 and 1798.82), any agency, person or business that notifies more than 500 California residents of a data…
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WellPoint Pays $1.7 Million To Settle Potential HIPAA Violations; HHS Sends Message To Business Associates
On July 11, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it reached a settlement with WellPoint Inc. related to potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security…
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UCLA Health System Hospitals To Pay $865,000 For Privacy Breaches
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TJX Reaches Settlement In Data Security Breach Investigation
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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Veterans’ Claims For Damages
On June 17, 2009, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the United States District Court for the District of Alabama and held that veterans were not…
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Data Breach Sharing Website Started
The risk management technology company, Intersections Inc., and the Identity Theft Assistance Center launched www.Breachcenter.com today. Breachcenter.com is a website where companies that have suffered data breaches can share their…
Heartland To Address Data Breach
Next week, at a meeting of the Payments Processing Information Sharing Council, an organization created to share information about threats, risk mitigation and fraud, Robert O. Carr, chairman and chief…