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Legislative Update: National Breach Notification Standard Slow in Coming |
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Data breaches involving the unauthorized release of such sensitive consumer information as bank account, credit card, debit card, and Social Security numbers continue to make headlines. Yet progress on efforts to establish a federal standard for data security and breach notifications remains slow.
The Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 introduced by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and co-sponsored by Committee Ranking member Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) is currently in the early stages of the legislative process, having been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and placed for discussion on the Senate Legislative Calendar.
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