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ARTICLE · 17 AUGUST 2017

Maryland Amends Personal Information Protection Act

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Amendments to Maryland's Personal Information Protection Act expand the definition of personal information, modify the definition of breach of the security of the system, provide a 45-day timeframe...

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Joseph J. Lazzarotti
Joseph J. Lazzarotti

Amendments to Maryland's Personal Information Protection Act expand the definition of personal information, modify the definition of breach of the security of the system, provide a 45-day timeframe for notification, allow alternative notice for breaches that enable an individual's email to be accessed, and expand the class of information subject to Maryland's destruction of records laws.

House Bill 974 will become effective January 1, 2018.

Personal Information, Breach of the Security of the System

Maryland's current Personal Information Protection Act, Md. Code Com. Law §14-3501, defines "personal information" as a person's first name or first initial and last name combined with any of the following data elements:

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