Liability Protection for Corporations in Data Breaches

What’s happening? Utah is considering HB 80 (2021 | UT) that would create an affirmative defense for businesses that keep their data protection up to date. There is no liability protection if the company acts negligently.

Why is this important? Utah’s approach is different from OH that provided as long as businesses follow certain standards, then the business is protected from liability unless they acted grossly negligent.

How will this be important? Companies hold a lot of personal data information. Some Companies are calling for property rights in our data. Some Companies want greater access to out data.

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