TxDMV Announces Redesign of Temporary Tags to Prevent Fraud

By TMDA Webmaster | January 5, 2023

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) Texas Temporary Tag Administration: Since the end of the 87th Legislative Session, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has taken action to curtail and prevent the fraudulent production of, access to, and use of temporary tags and timed permits. Implementation of House Bill 3927 allowed the department to…

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FTC Extends Deadline by Six Months for Compliance with Some Changes to Financial Data Security Rule

By Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association | November 15, 2022

Financial institutions covered by the Safeguards Rule must comply with certain provisions by June 9, 2023 The Federal Trade Commission announced on November 15, 2022 that it is extending by six months the deadline for companies to comply with some of the changes the agency implemented to strengthen the data security safeguards financial institutions must…

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Data Breach? Report it.

By TMDA Webmaster | October 6, 2022

Texas law requires certain businesses that experience a data breach of system security to notify affected consumers AND also to provide notice of that data breach to the Office of the Texas Attorney General if the breach affects 250 or more Texans. Effective September 1, 2021, the notice you provide to the Texas Attorney General…

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FTC Safeguards Rule: What Your Business Needs to Know

By Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association | August 25, 2022

From the Federal Trade Commission… As the name suggests, the purpose of the Federal Trade Commission’s Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information – the Safeguards Rule, for short – is to ensure that entities covered by the Rule maintain safeguards to protect the security of customer information. The Safeguards Rule took effect in 2003, but after public comment, the…

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