New identity theft law to take effect
MISSOULA (AP) — A new state law aimed at protecting privacy and curbing identity theft takes effect next month.
The law, based on a similar statute in California, requires almost all businesses in the state to take certain precautions when disposing of customer records, to alert customers if their computer security systems are breached and to print no more than the last five digits of a credit card account number or expiration date on customer receipts.
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New identity theft law to take effect
By The Standard Staff - 02/26/2006
MISSOULA (AP) — A new state law aimed at protecting privacy and curbing identity theft takes effect next month.
The law, based on a similar statute in California, requires almost all businesses in the state to take certain precautions when disposing of customer records, to alert customers if their computer security systems are breached and to print no more than the last five digits of a credit card account number or expiration date on customer receipts.
‘‘We’re instituting a bill that affects mom-and-pops as well as everyone else,’’ Montana Chamber of Commerce President Webb Brown said.
The state Chamber and other agencies are welcoming the new law because of the growing identity theft problem faced by businesses and individuals. Other states across the country have already enacted similar legislation, Brown said.
One section of the law, which takes effect March 1, requires businesses to shred, erase or use other means to render customer records unreadable when disposing of them. Businesses can no longer bag up the paperwork and throw it out.
‘‘That’s exactly what the law says you can’t do,’’ said Cort Jensen, chief attorney for the state’s Consumer Protection Office.
The law also says that, if a business stores personal information on a computer system, it must alert customers if that information is viewed by unauthorized people.
‘‘Basically, if someone hacks your system, you have a duty to notify the person whose information was breached,’’ Jensen said.
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