We have seen repeated news reports describing how computerized data containing personal information is lost, misplaced or stolen. We fear that the computer disk falling off of the overnight delivery truck will be the one with our personal information on it. Privacy law observers across the country have been waiting for the federal government to enact comprehensive legislation addressing such security breaches.
However, federal legislation remains stalled in Washington, and prospects are uncertain about enactment of federal legislation that may someday succeed in preempting the more than 20 state security breach statutes that have already been enacted. For now, companies that maintain computerized personal data need to develop multistate reviews to assemble the mosaic of state law notice requirements for breaches of security.
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