Data Breach Disclosure Laws: A State-by-State Perspective (2nd Edition)

Data Breach Disclosure Laws: A State-by-State Perspective compiles all of the numerous laws pertaining to the disclosure requirements in the event of a security breach for the forty-five states that currently have such requirements. You do not need to have a brick-and-mortar presence in a given state to be covered by these laws; if you sell your products on-line, you'll likely have customers all across the United States. Many companies are still wrestling with how to protect their customers sensitive data. Much of the efforts today to find ways to protect consumer information are a result of these new data breach laws, as well as a slew of highly-publicized security breaches. This book documents all of the data breach disclosure laws from the various states, empowering the reader with the knowledge to move towards compliance. While the laws themselves are documented, they are also discussed in plain speak for the non-lawyers amongst us that need to have an insight into this important area. Data Breach Disclosure Laws: A State-by-State Perspective is an essential guide for companies of all sizes, as well as state and local government agencies that have non-public information about their customers.