Florida’s Information Protection act of 2014
This activity has been developed for Florida businesses that receive personal information from individuals to purchase or lease a product or obtain a service. Effective July 1, 2014, businesses must comply with Florida’s “Florida Financial Protection Act of 2014”, § 501.171, Florida Statutes (2014).
NEVCO ID NCS22 | Release Year 2015 | Running Time 35:44 | 2 CE Contact Hours
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Understand the Florida definition of “personal information”
- Know that a security breach under § 501.171 occurs upon unauthorized access of data in electronic form containing personal information
- Know how personal information is defined for purposes of § 501.171
- Recognize that Florida companies must have reasonable protections and security for personal information
- Know the 3 types of notices required if personal information is accessed without authorization
- Recognize the 4 “safe harbors” in § 501.171 of good faith access, encryption, secured information and modified information
- Understand that penalties are per breach, not per individual
- Know maximum civil and other penalties that can be imposed for violation of § 501.171
- Recognize the necessity of having company policies and procedures to comply with § 501.171
- Know that § 501.171 does not create a private cause of action