S.139 - Data Breach Notification Act

A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Data Breach Notification Act as reported to senate.
  • Official: A bill to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information. as introduced.
  • Popular: Data Breach Notification Act as introduced.
  • Short: Data Breach Notification Act as introduced.

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11/08/09
BSA Commends Senate Judiciary Committee on Passage Data Breach Legislation

...security and protect consumers online. The Committee voted on S.1490, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, and S.139, the Data Breach Notification Act. BSA commends Chairman Leahy, Senator Hatch and Senator Feinstein for their leadership

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11/05/09
RE: S.139

But the Data Breach Notification Act, S.139, exempts federal agencies and other organizations subject to the bill from disclosing a breach if the data ...

Source: Slashdot
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11/05/09
National Data Breach Law Advances

...seriously, I don't think self-regulation (aka industry standards) is going to cut it for data security. That's what this does: "S.139 would grant an exemption for data that 'was rendered indecipherable through the use of best practices or methods, such

Source: Slashdot
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11/04/09
The 'party of no' becomes the 'party of slow'

Climate Stewardship Act of 2003 (S. 139): EIA analysis conducted before full Senate consideration. No committee consideration. - Energy Policy Act of 2003 ...

Source: Grist Magazine
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11/04/09
A shield deferred, once again

The committee passed three other bills, S.1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009; S.139, Data Breach Notification Act; and S. 1472, ...

Source: Radio Business Report
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11/04/09
Senate Committee Passes Data Breach Laws

...committee voted yes on the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 (S.1490) and the Data Breach Notification Act (S.139). The vote means the bills are now headed to the full Senate for its stamp of approval. The Personal Data Privacy and Security

Source: eWeek
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10/20/09
ein Mädchen erinnert sich an die Shoah

(S. 139) Und: „Meine Kinder und die Kinder meiner Freunde haben mir erzählt, dass es die besondere Eigenschaft ihrer Eltern als Überlebender war, ...

Source: haGalil onLine
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01/08/09
New Data Breach, Privacy Bills in Congress

...stories on this topic: Paul Davie, founder and chief operating officer at database security vendor Secerno, thinks Bill S.139 is not stringent enough. "The 10,000 number is completely arbitrary," he told InternetNews.com by e-mail. "The threat of in

Source: Internet.com
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