Final Version of MGL 93H 201 CMR 17.00 Filed

OCABR (Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation) on October 29th, 2009 filed the "Final" version of the "Standards for the Protection of Personal Information" also known as MGL 93H 201 CMR 17.00 with the Secretary of State's office.  The first issue was in September of 2008, and after more than a year of amendments to the original regulations this is the final step before the regulation takes effect on March 1, 2010.  The final regulations include some further clarifications than the amendment that was released in August of this year, but are substantially similar.

What are the differences between this new version (August 17, 2009) of 201 CMR 17.00 and the version issued in February of 2009?

There are some important differences in the two versions:

Below is the copy of the Release from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation (OCABR).

201 CMR 17.00: STANDARDS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF RESIDENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH