Industry Giants Lobby to Kill Pro-Consumer Data-Breach Legislation]

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Rich Kulawiec [rsk () gsp org]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 9:50 AM
To: David Farber
Subject: Fwd: [fergdawg () netzero net: Industry Giants Lobby to Kill Pro-Consumer Data-Breach Legislation]

----- Forwarded message from Paul Ferguson <fergdawg () netzero net> -----

> Via the C|Net "surveill@nce st@te" Blog.
>
> [snip]
>
> In a direct slap in the face to consumers, tech industry giants including
> Microsoft, AT&T, and Verizon are frantically engaged in an effort to kill
> pro-consumer provisions in a data breach notification bill currently being
> considered by the Indiana State Senate.
>
> The bill would require that the state attorney general act as a single
> point of contact for data breaches. Any company that suffered a breach
> impacting one or more Indiana consumers would be required to notify the
> AG's office. The bill would also make Indiana the only state in the country
> to to require the attorney general to post a copy of each report to its Web
> site--so that consumers, members of the press, and academics would have a
> single place to go to in order to find out about data breaches.
>
> At a State Senate committee meeting this morning, lobbyist after lobbyist
> criticized the provision.
>
> [snip]
>
> More:
> http://www.cnet.com/8301-13739_1-9865076-46.html
>
> - - ferg

----- End forwarded message -----

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