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Bill requires agencies to safeguard against identity theft

Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) have proposed a bill that would require agencies to safeguard private information and to tell people if there...

Federal News Network Staff

July 29, 2011 6:34 pm

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Your agency may have more work to do when it comes to identity theft and account fraud.

Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) have proposed a bill that would require agencies to safeguard private information and to tell people if there information was hacked.

Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Cal.) has also proposed a bill requiring businesses to tell people if there information was illegally obtained.

Next Gov reports that Feinstein says it is past time for Congress to pass a national breach notification standard to ensure that consumers are notified when their information is exposed so they can take the necessary steps to protect themselves.

This story is part of Federal News Radio’s daily Cybersecurity Update. For more cybersecurity news, click here.