As the nation confronts a growing tide of security breaches, the importance of having quality data breach information systems becomes paramount. Yet too little attention is paid to evaluating these systems. This article draws on data quality scholarship to develop a yardstick that assesses the quality of data breach notification systems in the U.S. at both the state and national levels from the...

Introduction A decade has passed since the enactment of data breach notification laws (DBNLs) in numerous U.S. states. These laws mandate companies that have suffered a data breach to inform the customers whose data might have been exposed. The intent of DBNLs can perhaps be best summed up in the phrase: “sunlight is the best disinfectant”. Whether the goal of incentivizing better security prac...