PrivacySpot.com - Privacy Law and Data Protection - nothing but privacyWelcome to Privacy Spot, a privacy law blog sponsored by Hughes & Luce, LLP. Privacy Spot provides news, commentary and resources related to current privacy law and data protection topics and issues.Retailers Must Pay for Credit Card Security Breaches Under New Laws- July 19, 2007 Retailers will be forced to pay for data compromises when they violate industry standards of data protection under a new Minnesota law, detailed here. California and Texas are considering similar legislation, as noted here and here. The Minnesota law adopts Payment Card Industry Association (PCIA) data protection standards, which require that companies not retain data from a card, including security codes, PINs, and magnetic strip data, for more than 48 hours after a transaction is approved..http://privacyspot.com/?q=node/view/795 Ohio Intern Lets 1,000,000 Identities Walk Away- July 16, 2007 Ohio is reporting a compromise of the personal data of over one million people and businesses. An intern left a "data device" in an unlocked car and discovered it missing. The state is offering free identity theft protection from Debix for up to a year. So far almost 60,000 people have signed up, which will cost the state just under a million dollars, according to an estimate.http://privacyspot.com/?q=node/view/794 |