The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act [LWN.net]

The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act

Posted Jul 14, 2005 14:26 UTC (Thu) by Alan_Hicks (subscriber, #20469)
Parent article: The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act

<blockquote>For example, as Jon Oltsik points out, there's no provision for monitoring
compliance with the bill. While the bill prescribes heavy penalties for failing to comply, the only
way that non-compliance will come to light, in the bill's present form, is once it's too late and a
breach has occurred.</blockquote>

<p>If penalties for leaks are harsh enough, pre-emptive compliance will occur. Companies
won't risk a leak if the penalties wipe out their profits for six months.</p>

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