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What’s a data breach?

A data breach is a security violation in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen or used by an unauthorized individual. It could be a result of

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Will I be notified if a school has experienced a data breach exposing my/my child’s information?

It depends on your state’s data breach notification law.

Advocacy

Hearing on Data Breaches, Panel One: Data Breach Law and Identity Theft Prevention: Testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary and Banking Committees

Chairpersons Jackson and Correa, and members of the Senate Judiciary and Banking Committees:

Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the topic of data breaches.

Advocacy

Medical Information Breach Regulations: Comments to the California Department of Public Health

December 13, 2010

TO:

Edwin Hoffmark
California Department of Public Health
PO Box 997377; MS 3201
Sacramento, CA 95899-7337

Submitted via email: RNUnit-at-cdph.ca.gov

Dear Mr. Hoffmark:

Advocacy

Privacy Advocates Call for Tough Regulation of Financial Data and Stronger Identity Theft Protections

ChoicePoint, Bank of America Scandals Underscore Weakness of Current Laws

Articles

Think About Your Cards (Before the Next Retail Data Breach)

As data breaches exposing payment card information continue to make headlines, there are a couple of things you can consider to reduce their potential impact on you.