Comments on: Iowa breach law arrives a bit early

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:47:27 +0000

@Davi -
Quite right. My dataset actually has 43 “states”, not 42. I was going to say “42 states, plus DC”, switched gears, and managed to screw up the description. Since the graph shows state laws after ChoicePoint, only 42 data points are plotted.
Meanwhile, I learned that AK has had their HB 65 signed into law on 6/13! http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=25&bill=HB%20%2065
This brings my adjusted R2 to .9798
:^)

By: Davi Ottenheimer

Davi Ottenheimer — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:53:31 +0000

“So you’re predicting that the next Congress & administration will fail…”
Based on the track record of S.1789[109th] and H.4127[109th] it is hard to say federal legislation for breach disclosure will even make it to the floor for debate.

By: Davi Ottenheimer

Davi Ottenheimer — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:50:11 +0000

Hilarious. Last time I checked there are seven remaining states, not eight.
http://davi.poetry.org/blog/?p=1575
Who wants to bet on which state will be last:
Alaska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, or Kentucky?
Extra points if you can figure out what these states have in common.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:22:51 +0000

Did I leave out the “ceteris paribus”? ;^)
My point, really, is that to the extent people consider this a solved problem because the states know what to do and will get around to it, they might be in for a longish wait.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:18:41 +0000

So you’re predicting that the next Congress & administration will fail to pass either a privacy or a breach notice law with a pre-emption?