California Extends Data Breach Law to Passports, Biometric Data

Passports and biometric data are now included in the types of personal information covered by California’s data breach notification law, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The measure, A.B. 1130, by Assemblyman Marc Levine (D), also adds taxpayer and military identification numbers, and other unique government identification numbers to the data breach law, which has been in place since 2002. Newsom (D) signed the legislation Oct. 11.

Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, usernames and passwords, and health information were already covered under the law, which requires businesses and government agencies holding the information to notify ...