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Massachusetts regulators propose amendments to information security regulations, delay enforcement until March 1, 2010

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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August 18 2009

On Monday, August 17, 2009, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) indicated that it will be modifying some provisions of the strict Massachusetts information security regulations first promulgated last year, 201 CMR 17

Incident of the week: ChoicePoint settles FTC charges that it failed to turn on "key monitoring tool"

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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October 23 2009

This week, ChoicePoint, Inc. finalized its settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to resolve charges stemming from a 2008 breach that compromised the personal information of 13,750 consumers

Federal judge rules that lawyers need not comply with Red Flags Rules

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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October 30 2009

After hearing argument yesterday, Federal District Judge Reggie B. Walton entered an order this morning granting the American Bar Association's (ABA) request that lawyers be excluded from enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) controversial Red Flags Rules

Massachusetts regulators finalizing information security regulations, keep March 1, 2010 deadline

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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November 2 2009

According to BNA reporter Martha Kessler, the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) has filed its final information security regulations and will be making them public this week

Five key steps to developing an information security program

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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July 17 2009

Information security the discipline of protecting information found in paper documents, electronic files and emails has become increasingly important in business

FTC announces delay in red flags enforcement until November 1, 2009

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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July 29 2009

Amidst calls from the legal community, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) announced this morning that it was delaying enforcement of the FTC's Red Flag Rules until November 1, 2009

FTC delays enforcement of Red Flags Rule through December 31, 2010 to give Congress time to exempt certain businesses from rule’s requirements

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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May 28 2010

This morning, Friday, May 28, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was extending the deadline for enforcement of the Red Flags Rule through December 31, 2010, in order to give Congress sufficient time to amend the law to exclude certain businesses from application of the Rule

Red Flags Rule enforcement deadline falls next week

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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May 27 2010

This Tuesday, June 1, 2010, marks the official deadline for compliance with the Federal Trade Commission's Red Flags Rule

Incident of the week: hack of researchers' email triggers "Climategate"

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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December 3 2009

Compared to security breaches that involve credit card and bank account information, other breaches in security often get somewhat short-changed in the media, notwithstanding the occasional hack of a celebrity cell phone

Rep. Boucher and Stearns release discussion draft of comprehensive federal privacy legislation

Foley Hoag LLP
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USA
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May 25 2010

Earlier this month, Congressmen Rick Boucher and Cliff Stearns released a discussion draft of comprehensive federal privacy legislation