As promised to the good folks at Washington University’s Center for the Application of Information Technology, I have collected and posted the various documents and state breach notification laws that we referenced in the discussion yesterday (March 24).  Here they are with a few other relevant statutes and comments thrown in:

The Connecticut Department of Insurance Regulations (5 days & Unencrypted)

Massachusetts Standards for the Protection of Personal Information

Proposed Amendment to the Hawaii Data Breach Notification Statute

A few additional notes:

1.  What Law Applies in the Event of a Breach: Massachusetts has certainly set the tone for this discussion by repeatedly making the claim that ANY business that maintains the personal information of a Massachusetts resident is subject to Massachusetts data protection laws — regardless of where the business operates or is organized.  That claim of jurisdiction extends to both the breach notification as well as the requirement for businesses to implement a comprehensive, written information security program (as noted in the link above).

2.  Other “Short” Timelines for Breach Notification: Many participants asked about other states, agencies, or regulators that have compressed time requirements for notification.  Here are a few others:

California Health and Safety Code

Puerto Rico Breach Notification Law

Florida Data Breach Notification Law

Note that the Florida law has a 45 day requirement for entities that maintain personal information on their system (Data Owners) but it has a 10 day notice requirement for those that maintain the personal information on behalf of others (Data Licensees).  Thus, the compressed time allows for the Owner to get the notice from the Licensee in enough time to comply with its 45 day requirement.

3.  Third Man In:  And by far the most requested piece of information — the clip of the Dancing Man from the Sasquatch Music Festival.  Or try it this way:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frd0CPYuZgU

Thanks again to the facilitators and participants from the CAIT Security Roundtable.  It was my pleasure and honor to join you in the discussion. I will post a few more of the specific reports, laws, surveys, and studies shortly.

**UPDATE: I also learned that one of the participants at the Security Roundtable received a breach notification from TripAdvisor WHILE we were discussing breach notification.  Glitch in the Matrix.  Here is more on the TripAdvisor issue.

Anthony Martin from RedPoint Privacy Advisors will be on a panel of lawyers and experts to discuss the privacy, security, and legal challenges that Social Media and Social Networking create for users, companies, ad agencies, and employers.  The event was trending toward SOLD OUT a few days ago.  (RedPoint would LOVE to claim some credit for that rush for tickets, but the last St. Louis Social Media Club event was also sold out and featured Happy Hour prices on drinks rather than a panel.)  Regardless, RedPoint is excited about the growth and enthusiasm of the St. Louis Social Media scene.  It is a pleasure and an honor.

For more information on the event.  Click HERE.