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More UK Police Suffer Freedom of Information Data Breach

Data Breach Today

Constabularies of Norfolk and Suffolk Alert Follows FOIA Breach in Northern Ireland England's Norfolk and Suffolk constabularies report that they accidentally exposed information on victims and witnesses in response to freedom of information requests just one week after police in Northern Ireland accidentally exposed information on all police officers (..)

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US banking regulators promulgate a final rule for 36-hour notice of breach

Data Protection Report

The final rule extends well beyond incidents relating to attacks resulting in personal data breaches. Note that this final definition is NOT limited to personal information and is NOT limited to cyberattacks.

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

Data Matters

FOIA Protections. The Act does not, of course, supersede federal privacy or data security laws, such as HIPAA. While the Model Act assumes that customer notice obligations will be equivalent to those required under the state’s general data breach notification law, the Act creates industry-specific requirements.

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UK ICO Outlines the Year Ahead

Hunton Privacy

The Commissioner cautioned against allowing data protection compliance to fall by the wayside in the current, tough economic climate, especially given the inevitable reputational damage caused by big data breaches and the ICO’s power to impose fines.

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Eight is Great! eDiscovery Daily is Eight Years Old!

eDiscovery Daily

More than two thirds of data breaches take months to discover. What percentage of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests actually result in receiving all of the information requested? What happens in the Internet each minute in 2018 ? More than ever.

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Management of Public Records and FOI: Closing the Gaps in Responsiveness

ARMA International

Depending on the laws in a specific locality, the penalty for non-compliance with an FOI request may be as significant as that for a data breach or that of a legal sanction due to spoliation or violation of a legal hold. FOI compliance presents a significant risk to applicable organizations. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [9] 2016.05.001. [11]

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Georgia’s HB 156, requiring state notice for utility cybersecurity incidents, is now in effect

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Georgia’s governor has signed into law House Bill 156, creating specific notice requirements for state agencies and utilities that experience cybersecurity attacks, data breaches or malware and requiring notice to the state director of emergency management in Georgia within two hours of notifying the federal emergency management agencies.