************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** Companies are unprepared for California data privacy law A California law going into effect July 1, 2003, will require companies that maintain data on California residents to inform individuals of security breaches that may have resulted in the theft of their personal information, something companies have been reluctant to do. The law has not received much national attention, so many companies affected by the law are unaware of its existence. However, the law may convince many companies that are aware to tighten their defenses by encrypting data storage, which would exempt them from the measure. Tamara Salmon, counsel for the Investment Company Institute, representing 9,000 investment companies throughout the US, questions the goals of such a law. "What is an individual supposed to do with that information?" Instead, she suggests that companies be required to inform law enforcement of such breaches. http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,81096,00.html?SKC=security-81096 EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com> +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ GET YOU FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp GET PREMIUM EDUCATON VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING GET FEATURED MERCHANT VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com VENDORS REACH THE EDUCATION MARKET FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING Find PREMIUM & FEATURED MERCHANT LISTING ALSO http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp SERVICES http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters, New-list http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>