Rules

What do breach and data security rules ask a firm to do?

Breach laws say who must be told after personal information is taken, and how fast; professional rules ask a firm to protect client information beforehand.

Last read from the sources at the foot of this page.

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What does each US state's data breach law ask a business to do?

Every US state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico has a law that says when a business must tell people their personal information was taken. The pages below read them from each state's own statute: who it applies to, what counts as personal information, how fast, and who else must be told.

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What do Canada's privacy laws ask a business to do after a breach?

Federal law (PIPEDA) and some provinces say when an organization must report a breach and to whom. The pages below read each Act from its official text, quoted with the date we read it.

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What do professional rules ask a firm to do about client data security?

Lawyers, tax preparers and financial firms answer to rules of their own about protecting client information. The pages below read each rule or guidance from the body that publishes it.

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Is this legal advice?

No. This summarises the public text; it is not legal advice.

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