SAP INFO: "Americans Start to Boost Data Protection
In the wake of several leaks of Americans' personal data, politicians look to be getting more serious about data protection.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has introduced a beefed-up version of her bill to combat identity theft, CNET News.com reported. The update adds new guidelines on types of data covered and reporting policies to the ID Theft Notification Bill, proposed by the California Democrat in June 2003. The legislation would require organizations that collect the personal data of US citizens to inform consumers when their information has been lost or stolen. Lawmakers became focused on privacy protection after consumer data broker ChoicePoint gave criminals access to the confidential information of more than 35,000 Californians. Since that mishap was first reported in February, numerous other organizations, including hospitals, schools and businesses, have reported exposures of data.
'Every day, we learn that we are more and more at risk from identity theft � entire databases have been lost, stolen, or hacked into,' Feinstein said in a statement. 'We desperately need a strong national standard that says whenever a data system is breached, everyone who is at risk of identity theft must be notified,' she added. Feinstein's bill, which requires organizations to inform people in writing or via e-mail when their data has been exposed, closely resembles California's Security Breach Information Act (SB 1386). Currently, California is the only US state that has a law requiring consumer notification on its books.
Source: EDITTECH INTERNATIONAL"
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