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Email Encryption Laws in Nevada

Slowly but surely states are bringing their own legislation to the table. This blog takes a look at the specific email encryption laws for the state of Nevada. Even if your company isn’t located in Nevada, you could very well work with a company that is or have clients that live in the state.

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Sending personal information via email is risky. Emails are intercepted, and if that email contains personal information, it can lead to identity fraud and more. This prompted the state of Nevada to require the encryption of all transmissions for all business that send personal information over the Internet.

The wording used in the actual law NRS 597.970:

A business in this State shall not transfer any personal information of a customer through an electronic transmission other than a facsimile to a person outside of the secure system of the business unless the business uses encryption to ensure the security of electronic transmission.

Even if your business is not located in Nevada, if you have companies you exchange information with or have clients in that state, you had better brush up on your email encryption laws and invest in an email encryption service.