States must push privacy
Earlier this year, if the data brokers Choice Point, thousands of personal records were broken in attorneys general across the country asked whether people in their countries were concerned. At that time, California had a law, consumers reporting such events. While some Californians by 34000 has not been affected, the public may never have heard of this problem.
Since then, several cases of violations of safety data are also at LexisNexis and Bank of America. The potential victims of the account holder and identity theft in these cases, only the numbering hundreds of thousands. In the case of Choice Point, at least 750 people have been deceived.
Notification laws have been adopted recently by Arkansas, Indiana, Montana and North Dakota and are currently in over 30 countries, including Massachusetts. Last month, Rhode Island House unanimously approved such a measure. It is now in the hands of the justice of the Senate.
Rep. Al Gemma (D.-Warwick), Bill’s principal, he said, modeled on legislation in California. Companies, their own license or personal information to ensure that “security” for him. In case of failure of security would require speedy disclosure to the person concerned. As in California, the victim could lodge a complaint. Failure to follow the law could lead to civil penalties of up to $ 3000 per person.
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D.-Calif.) Require that the legal basis on the national level, it would be ideal. But a strong lobbying Congress hesitated, for all but the most watered-down measures of protection against identity theft. It is therefore important that all States to drag this minimum security. This communication is the minimum that can make companies for their customers, when they are victims of fraud, victims could be disastrous supply and financial losses.
But one message is modest first step. Much more must be done, the protection of personal data. Congress to continue to allow the sale of social insurance numbers, individuals without agreement. This must stop. Congress should also minimum safety standards for companies on personal data.
In addition, consumers should be able to freeze their credit reports. This would block the robbers armed with stolen personal data from opening new accounts in the name of a person. For now, credit reports, agencies victims of securities fraud, accounts, but the titles are not followed. A gel that are already in California, is difficult to circumvent. Freeze laws are underway in 26 countries, Rhode Island and should be too. Again, national laws would be ideal. But Congress is absent from the spine, in large part because of the heavy financial pressure data services, collection and sale of the company.
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