More breach notification legislation proposed

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House lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill that would require banks, retailers, credit bureaus and others to notify consumers when a security breach puts their personal data at risk.

The bill, the Consumer Notification and Financial Data Protection Act of 2005, is similar to others proposed this year in Congress after a series of widely publicized data breaches.


Introduced by U.S. Reps. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) and Darlene Hooley (D-Ore.), the legislation also would require companies to provide one year of free credit monitoring services when a breach puts consumers at risk of identity theft.

In addition, the bill also would require businesses to maintain policies and procedures to protect sensitive financial personal information.

"We've got a serious problem where folks are hacking into store and credit-card records and getting a front-row view of the financial data of millions of consumers," LaTourette said in a statement. "Sadly, consumers are often the last to know if their data has been compromised."

Last month, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) introduced broad legislation designed to increase protection of consumers' private data.

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