GLB Does Not Prohibit Use Of Unencrypted Personal Financial Information On Home Computer

Question: Does the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act prohibit an employee of a financial institution from working with sensitive personal financial information on a laptop computer at home, or at least require that such information be encrypted? 

Answer: No, according to the Minnesota federal court in Guin v. Brazos Higher Education Service Corp. Inc. (D. Minn. 2006) WL 288483.

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