[Why should the law mandate that private firms disclose only online intrusions? Is a small Internet intrusion where 10 customer records are purloined more distressing and privacy-invasive than, say, a massive physical breach of security where millions of customer records are stolen? This isn't exactly a great way to lure firms into an increasingly highly-taxed and highly-regulated state. What a strange (and IMHO unnecessary) law. --Declan] --- Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 01:45:02 -1000 Subject: Perhaps of Internet to Politechbot From: Alex Salkever <alex_salkeverat_private> To: declanat_private Hi, Declan: This might be of interest to the list. Computer Break-Ins: Your Right to Know California law now demands that the public be informed when government or corporate databases are breached. It's about time <http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2002/tc20021111_2402.htm>http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2002/tc20021111_2402.htm Regards, Alex Salkever Technology Editor/BusinessWeek Online 212.512.3582 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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