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Trucking should prepare for a new wave of data privacy laws and implement compliance efforts to reduce the risk of a breach.<\/div>\n
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t seems like nearly every day there is some new word of a personal information data breach from a retailer, financial institution, hospital, or other entity. Privacy laws are designed to help protect personal data, and in past several years, there has been a new wave of laws enacted across the world.<\/p>\n

According to Kevin Levy, a shareholder in GrayRobinson<\/a>, examples of personal data include names, age, date of birth, job title, Social Security numbers, driver\u2019s license, email address, phone number, address, financial information, etc.<\/p>\n

There are general data protection regulations that can affect your business and certain rights that the people you collect data on have, including the right to access information and withdraw consent to collect and use personal data.<\/p>\n

See also: <\/b>Cybersecurity is a year-round priority<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

Speaking at a recent NationaLease<\/a> meeting, Levy pointed out that a business needs justification to process personal information, including asking people to opt-in or opt-out depending on state statutes. Personal information can also be processed due to a contract, legal obligation, public authority, and legitimate business interest.<\/p>\n

Levy believes the industry should be prepared for the new wave of privacy laws and shared a compliance checklist no matter what the privacy laws are in your state. It includes the following items:<\/p>\n