It’s been almost 18 months since the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law went into effect. Belmont Savings Bank has become one of the first charged with violating the law. Belmont Savings Bank maintained personal information on an unencrypted backup data tape and then lost the tape. According to surveillance footage the tape was likely discarded inadvertently by [...]
Tag Archives: 201 CMR 17.00
Data Breaches and Knowledge Management
One of the features of the new Massachusetts Data Privacy Law is that it forces some knowledge management on companies in the context of data breaches. Since the law required compliance on or before March 1, 2010, I assume you already have the policy and safeguards in place. That is, if you have social security [...]
Today is the Deadline for the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law
March 1 is the compliance deadline for the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law. 201 CMR 17.00 requires you to be in full compliance on or before January 1, 2009 January 1, 2010 March 1, 2010. If your company receives, stores, maintains, processes or otherwise has access to “personal information” acquired in connection with employment or with [...]
Webinar Materials for: Preparing for the strictest privacy law in the nation
As a follow up to Wednesday’s lunchtime webinar sponsored by Knowledge Management Associates, I wanted to post some materials for those of you that missed it and for those looking for notes and details. The slidedeck: KMA Insights Webinar July 2009 — Compliance with MA Privacy Law View more presentations from Knowledge Management Associates, LLC. [...]
Complying with Massachusetts Data Protection Regulations
The current deadline for complying with the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law is January 1, 2010. Since the law protects personal data of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its reach extends well beyond the state borders. TechTarget recently held a seminar on 201 CMR 17. It is tough law to deal with. Even its [...]
Preparing for the strictest privacy law in the nation: MA Privacy Law 201 CMR 17
Join me for a webinar on the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law. Knowledge Management Associates, LLC is sponsoring a webinar on Preparing for the Strictest Privacy Law in the Nation: MA Privacy Law 201 CMR 17. I will provide an overview of the law. Roberty Boonstra will share some of his best practices around implementation and compliance [...]
Amendment to Mass. Data Privacy Law
Goodwin Procter has published a client alert describing the amendments to the Massachusetts Data Privacy Law (my posts on this topic). They detail three changes. First is pushing bck the complaince deadline to January 1, 2010. Second, theyhave lifted some of the contract amendments and certifications from vendors. Third, they clarified the wireless encryption requirement. [...]
Massachusetts Amends and Extends Its Data Privacy Law
According to this press release from the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, they have once again extended the deadline for complying the with the regulations. Now the regulations will take effect Jan. 1, 2010. I have not had a chance to analyze the differences yet, but here are the amended regulations under [...]
Public Hearing on Massachusetts Data Privacy Regulations
The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business has published a Notice of Public Hearing on 201 CMR 17.00, Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth. (.pdf) The hearing is on Friday, January 16, 2009 at 2:00 pm in Room No. 5-6, Second Floor of the Transportation Building, 10 Park [...]
Additional Time to Comply with Identity Theft Prevention Regulations
The Massachusetts Department of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation have extended the deadline for compliance with 201 CMR 17.00: Business Community Given Additional Time to Comply with Identity Theft Prevention Regulations. The regulations were orginally set to take effect on January 1, 2009. That deadline has been extended to May 1, 2009. The deadlines for [...]
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