Through September 30, 2011, the largest share of breaches was not in the financial sector, but in the retail and healthcare industries, along with government. On October 31, 2007, the Commonwealth’s Data Security Breach Law, Mass. Gen. Law c. 93H, went into effect. On March 1, 2010, the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation’s…
Tag: Mass. Data Privacy Law
Enforcement of the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law
It’s been almost 18 months since the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law went into effect. Belmont Savings Bank has become one of the first charged with violating the law. Belmont Savings Bank maintained personal information on an unencrypted backup data tape and then lost the tape. According to surveillance footage the tape was likely discarded inadvertently by…
Data Breaches and Knowledge Management
One of the features of the new Massachusetts Data Privacy Law is that it forces some knowledge management on companies in the context of data breaches. Since the law required compliance on or before March 1, 2010, I assume you already have the policy and safeguards in place. That is, if you have social security…
Today is the Deadline for the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law
March 1 is the compliance deadline for the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law. 201 CMR 17.00 requires you to be in full compliance on or before January 1, 2009 January 1, 2010 March 1, 2010. If your company receives, stores, maintains, processes or otherwise has access to “personal information” acquired in connection with employment or with…
Data Accountability and Trust Act Passed by House
The Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 2221) was passed by the House on Tuesday. This act would requires the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations requiring each person engaged in interstate commerce that owns or possesses electronic data containing personal information to establish security policies and procedures. This bill would preempt any state laws in…
Massachusetts Amends Its Strict Data Privacy Law (Yet, Again)
Massachusetts has revised its data privacy regulations one more time. The revised regulations are less demanding that the original version released over a year ago. But this law is the strictest in the country and will be the de facto law of the land for many companies. Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation released…
Massachusetts Amends Strict Data Privacy Law (Again)
UPDATE: Another revision was published on November 5, 2009. See: Massachusetts Amends Its Strict Data Privacy Law (Yet, Again) The Massachusetts’ Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation has decided to amend the strict data privacy law and extend the deadline for compliance. This is yet another amendment to the regulations. The last amendment had…
Webinar Materials for: Preparing for the strictest privacy law in the nation
As a follow up to Wednesday’s lunchtime webinar sponsored by Knowledge Management Associates, I wanted to post some materials for those of you that missed it and for those looking for notes and details. The slidedeck: KMA Insights Webinar July 2009 — Compliance with MA Privacy Law View more presentations from Knowledge Management Associates, LLC….
Complying with Massachusetts Data Protection Regulations
The current deadline for complying with the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law is January 1, 2010. Since the law protects personal data of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its reach extends well beyond the state borders. TechTarget recently held a seminar on 201 CMR 17. It is tough law to deal with. Even its…
Preparing for the strictest privacy law in the nation: MA Privacy Law 201 CMR 17
Join me for a webinar on the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law. Knowledge Management Associates, LLC is sponsoring a webinar on Preparing for the Strictest Privacy Law in the Nation: MA Privacy Law 201 CMR 17. I will provide an overview of the law. Roberty Boonstra will share some of his best practices around implementation and compliance…