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Released: June 16, 2011
Data breach bill for quicker notice, better protection
Source: Cecilia Kang, Washington Post (Free Registration)
You may not be able to stop them, but lawmakers want businesses to do a better job informing users when their information is hacked. That’s the message sent on Wednesday during a House hearing to discuss a bill that would require companies to inform users within 48 hours after discovering a data breach.
Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) proposed the bill, which would also require companies to notify law enforcement, including the Federal Trade Commission, within 48 hours.
The bill would require companies to delete information about users once that data is no longer necessary for business purposes.
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