Data breach notification law
CIPP/US glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/US certified)
Data breach notification law - A state law requiring entities to disclose to affected individuals (and often regulators) when personal information is accessed by an unauthorized party.
In the CIPP/US body of knowledge, Data breach notification law comes up under Chapter 5: Federal and State Regulators and Enforcement of Privacy Law; Chapter 7: State Data Breach Notification, Data Security, and Data Destruction Laws.
Data breach notification law in context
- Calls for a uniform federal breach law go back to 2003, but ==no comprehensive federal data breach notification law has been enacted==. (The Absence of a Federal Breach Law)
Where Data breach notification law is covered in the CIPP/US study notes
- State Breach Notification, SSN Protections, and Identity Theft Laws
- State Breach, Security, and Destruction Laws: The Landscape
Related terms
- Social Security number
- Identity theft laws
- Data security law
- Data destruction law
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