Anatomy of North Carolina’s Data Security Bill

The North Carolina Legislation: HB 904 (2019-2020 | NC)

The goal:  Protect the personally identifiable information of North Carolina residents- even if the business is located elsewhere

What requirements are on businesses? reasonable security procedures must be in place + 30 day notification requirements after discovery of a breech

This legislation also rolls in Equifax response legislation of free credit freezes & notification to all credit reporting agencies of freezes.

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