South Dakota finally passes a data protection law
In the EU, individual privacy and data protection have been a fundamental rights for quite some time and is now a way of life under GDPR . Data protection in the U.S. is a fairly new concept. In 2003, California was the first state to pass a data protection law. Since then, 48 other states have followed suit by passing data protection laws that protect the personal data of their respective residents. South Dakota is not the last state, but by passing SB 62 in February of this year it is still pretty late to the data protection party. Class of the protected individuals The bill applies to individuals residing in the state. Individual Rights Individuals have the right to have their personally identifiable information (PII) from being acquired by an unauthorized parties (breach ). PII is defined as “ computerized data ” consisting of first name (or first initial) and last names AND one of the following : Identification number (such as social security numbers