CA Adopts Tougher Data Security Law
California recently adopted a law that stiffens data-security requirements for academic researchers who work with confidential information about human subjects. Some observers predict that other states will follow suit. (The Chronicle, subscription required)
The Chronicle: Wired Campus Blog: Safeguards for Personal Data
This new law covers data provided by state agencies to non-profit research orgainzations including universities for academic research. Other states are likely to follow.
