SIX STATES TRY TO DUPLICATE CALIFORNIA’S DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION LAW

My state, Arizona, along with Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, Utah, and Vermont just passed data breach notification laws in an attempt to protect their citizens. They don’t. Most of the laws are pathetic, and two of them are laughable. All six states have the same provision as the Leahy/Specter bill allowing the business to determine if it is likely that harm will come to the victim. The two states with absurd stipulations are New Hampshire and Vermont. Keeping up with the feds in championing business over the consumer, these two New England darlings allow the business responsible for the breach to use publication through a statewide media outlet to notify individuals, if the direct approach costs more than $5,000. By the way, the average cost per victim experiencing identity theft is $5,720. Read more at Mondaq.com.