The Canadian Privacy Law Blog: Developments in privacy law and writings of a Canadian privacy lawyer, containing information related to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (aka PIPEDA) and other Canadian and international laws.
The author of this blog, David T.S. Fraser, is a Canadian privacy lawyer who practices with the firm of McInnes Cooper. He is the author of the Physicians' Privacy Manual. He has a national and international practice advising corporations and individuals on matters related to Canadian privacy laws.
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Thursday, January 05, 2006
The Washington Times ran a story on January 3, 2006 with an overview of new state privacy/identity theft laws that either came into force on January 1 or are on the horizon. There's also an overview of the debate about federal pre-emption:
New state laws seek to halt identity theft - Business - The Washington Times, America's NewspaperTwelve states have credit-freeze legislation, which allows residents to block new creditors from accessing their credit reports and helps prevent identity thieves from opening spending accounts using a stolen name.
Credit-freeze laws in Connecticut, Illinois and New Jersey were enacted Sunday, while Maine's will become effective Feb. 1 and Colorado's July 1.
Labels: identity theft, information breaches
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