California's Information Practices Act

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California's Database Security Breach Notification Act (SB 1386) and General Security Standard for Businesses (AB 1950) require state agencies or companies that conduct business in California to implement safety procedures that safeguard data and disclose any breach of security to California residents who are affected.

Personal information includes an individual's name in combination with any one or more of the following data elements:

Social security number
California identification card number
Driver’s license number
Medical information
Account number, credit or debit card number, in combination with any required security code, access code or password that permits access to an account

Companies that fail to implement proper data security procedures and/or disclose security breaches can be sued in civil court for damages.

Workshare software helps organizations implement internal controls to protect data and audit information usage by:

Stopping out-bound email that contains financial or other sensitive information and alerting users to the violation
Enforcing usage policies that control content
Enabling companies to define rules for content control and protection and who can override existing policies
Providing audit reports of content changes
Supporting compliance activities without changing the way your users work

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