Critics Slam Proposed Data Breach Notification Law

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12 September 2006 at 10:20 a.m. ET

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By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld

A proposed nationwide law that would require companies to notify consumers of data breaches involving their confidential information is being criticized by some security experts as being too ambiguous to be effective.

The proposed Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA), or H.R. 4127, was approved by a 13-8 vote along partisan lines by a subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee on Nov. 3.

The bill was written by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) chairman of the subcommittee and now goes to the full Energy and Commerce Committee for further consideration.

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Critics Slam Proposed Data Breach Notification Law

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