July 1, 2008

The First Six Months of 2008 Sees a 69% Increase in Data Breaches

Forty-two states now have data breach notification statutes enacted into law. Data breach notification makes it unlawful for government agencies or businesses to keep secret unauthorized access to, or loss of, data records. This is a key objective of fair information practices, the foundational principles for privacy protection.

Privacy data breaches jump 69% in first half of 2008, Los Angeles Times, June 30, 2008