http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/717/Merchants-Liable-For-Data-Breaches/ User submitted comments to Practical Ecommerce's article entitled Merchants Liable For Data Breaches en-us Copyright 2007 Confluence Publishing Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:55:44 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/rss/ Practical Ecommerce v2.0.1 Ecommerce kmurdock@practicalecommerce.com bgetting@practicalecommerce.com 60 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/717/Merchants-Liable-For-Data-Breaches/#comment9587 Penny, the Federal Trade Commission spells out that merchants who outsource their data (whether for protection or disposal) must have a contract with the outside agency. The contract must spell out that the outsourced provider must follow all of the same privacy and security rules. This doesn't protect you from liability Penny. However, it does give you someone to sue to recover damages if the data is breached. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:55:44 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/717/Merchants-Liable-For-Data-Breaches/#comment9587 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/717/Merchants-Liable-For-Data-Breaches/#comment9322 If I outsource my payment services or information collection to an entity such as Paypal, who ensures protection, am I liable for a breach of their system which results in the exchange of information about my customers??? Hm... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:36:33 -0600 http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/717/Merchants-Liable-For-Data-Breaches/#comment9322