Long-Arm Offshore

Legislature OKs offshore privacy bill | SJMN | 8.25.04

A bill that would protect the privacy of personal medical and financial information when it is processed overseas in an offshoring contract was approved by the Legislature and has been sent to the governor’s desk, the author of the legislation announced Tuesday. …

“This bill should be a model of how a state can deal with outsourcing,” Figueroa said in a news release. “If the governor signs SB 1451 into law, no California customer will have to give up their legal rights and protections just because the company they are doing business with decides to participate in the global economy.” …

“No one should be able to avoid responsibility for violating California law just because they’re in another country. If they violate our privacy, it will be our courts that make sure they are brought to justice.”

Privacy guarantees. | SB 1451 | 8.23.04