McGeveran Comments on Plastic Card Security Act

Professor William McGeveran commented in the St. Paul Pioneer Press about a new Minnesota law--the first of its kind in the country--imposing liability on retailers for mishandling consumers' payment information such as credit card numbers. Professor McGeveran, a data privacy expert, said that the new law would benefit consumers because, although credit card issuers already impose strict security requirements by contract, the state's attorney general can now enforce them as well.