While Illinois already has a law on the books mandating data breach notification, dating from 2005, Attorney General Lisa Madigan has unveiled, with Sen. Daniel Biss (D-District 9) and Rep. Ann Williams (D-District 11), an updated law that would expand the type of information requiring notification to include medical information, geolocation data, marketing data and much more. The law would also require that companies take “reasonable” steps to protect data. The move comes “after 67 million personal records were hit last year,” the report states.
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