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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">What really needs to be put
together is a chart or small table with<br>
metrics on what each law requires....</blockquote><br>
Thanks to
<a href="http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm#7" eudora="autourl">
http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm#7<br>
</a>There are several such charts ... I cut & pasted here.<br><br>
<ul>
<li>Security breach notice laws provided by Consumers Union.
<a href="http://www.consumersunion.org/campaigns/Breach_laws_May05.pdf">
www</a>
<a href="http://www.consumersunion.org/campaigns/Breach_laws_May05.pdf">
.consumersunion.org/campaigns/Breach_laws_May05.pdf </a>
<li>Security breach notice laws (Nat'l. Conference of State
Legislatures)
<a href="http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/cip/priv/breach.htm">www</a>
<a href="http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/cip/priv/breach.htm">
.ncsl.org/programs/lis/cip/priv/breach.htm </a>
<li>Chart of security breach notice laws (Perkins Coie)
<a href="http://www.perkinscoie.com/statebreachchart/">www</a>
<a href="http://www.perkinscoie.com/statebreachchart/">
.perkinscoie.com/statebreachchart</a>
<li>Security freeze laws (Consumers Union)
<a href="http://www.consumersunion.org/campaigns//learn_more/003484indiv.html" eudora="autourl">
www.consumersunion.org/campaigns//learn_more/003484indiv.html</a>
(Note: As of November 2007, the three credit bureaus enable individuals
nationwide to freeze their credit reports.)
<li>PIRG's list of breach and freeze laws
<a href="http://www.pirg.org/consumer/credit/statelaws.htm">www</a>
<a href="http://www.pirg.org/consumer/credit/statelaws.htm">
.pirg.org/consumer/credit/statelaws.htm</a>
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Congress considered several security breach notice bills in 2007.
Consumers Union lists them here:<br>
<a href="http://www.consumersunion.org/finance/DataPrivacy2007.htm">
www.consumersunion.org/finance/DataPrivacy2007.htm</a> <br><br>
There are more than 3 credit bureaus.<br>
There's also cross-border implications.<br>
-<br>
Al Macintyre </body>
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