October 24, 2003

California Guide on Disclosure of Personal Info Security Breach

California's Privacy Protection Office has issued guidelines on compliance with the July law requiring notice to consumers of security breach involving personal information. This implements California Civil Code Sections 1798.29 and 1798.82 to 1798.84 enacted as S.B. 1386. Recommended Practices (Read more ...)

In addition to directives as to who, what, when and how to make notification, the guide includes suggestions for best practices for:

  • protection and prevention,
  • preparing for notification,
  • actual notification,
  • sample notice letters,
    and also:
  • the full text of the statutes,
  • a list of contact data for various law enforcement bodies,
  • a guideline from the California Highway Patrol on method and content of reports to law inforcement, and
  • the results of a benchmark study of corporate compliance since the law's enactment

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