Businesses that maintain individuals’ confidential, personal information may need to be more alert in protecting this data under the Florida Information Protection Act of 2014, signed into law by Governor Rick Scott. The new law, which some have called one of the broadest and most encompassing data security breach laws in the nation, imposes on covered entities a statutory requirement to safeguard Floridians’ personal information, to report a breach to the state attorney general, and to comply with other affirmative obligations. The new law becomes effective July 1, 2014; the previous statute (Section 817.5681, Florida Statutes) is repealed.

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