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Data Protection Law Amended, Deadline Extended (Again)

By Joan Goodchild
The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation on Thursday issued amendments, and an extension, to the state's tough data security regulations, known as Mass. 201 CMR 17. Read full story

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02/20/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Want to close your LendingTree account? Sorry, no can do
  2. Stimulus bill aims for 'national broadband plan'
  3. Accused rogue admin Terry Childs makes his case
  4. 9 dirty tricks: Social engineers' favorite pick-up lines
  5. Nortel exec issues vague promise to detail its reorganization
  6. HP cuts pay, benefits after poor financials
  7. Nortel loses bid for Verizon Wireless business
  8. Microsoft wins motion, loses one in Vista Capable case
  9. Verizon confirms details of U.S. LTE deployment
  10. CVS spanked over customer privacy failures


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