Legislative Findings and Intent

I Liheslaturan Guåhan finds that both public and private entities on Guam have a duty to safeguard personal information that, if stolen or publicized, may result in crimes such as fraud and identity theft. The anonymity of the global internet, that transcends the borders of sovereign nations, makes it possible for unscrupulous individuals to profit from the theft of personal information and never be brought to justice for their crimes or made to pay restitution. Therefore, it is incumbent upon all entities that are entrusted with such data to maintain strong security systems to ensure that the personal information will always be protected. It is the intent of I Liheslatura to ensure that the personal information of the residents of Guam is protected, by providing procedures for notification of security breaches related to personal information and thereby encouraging individuals and commercial entities, as defined by public law, to provide reasonable security for unencrypted personal information.