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Personal Information of Millions of US Voters Available on Dark Web

Adam Levin

Cybersecurity researchers have determined the records are authentic and current as of March 2020. State and federal government officials have denied that the data was acquired via hacking and have maintained that the data was available through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). “[We]

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Michigan Adopts National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law

Data Matters

On December 28, 2018, Michigan adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law in the form of Michigan H.B. FOIA Protections. The Act does not, of course, supersede federal privacy or data security laws, such as HIPAA. 6491 (Act). MCL § 500.550. MCL § 500.550.