From: lyger (lygerattrition.org)
Date: Mon Nov 09 2009 - 18:18:05 CST

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http://redmondmag.com/articles/2009/11/09/criminals-ahead-of-data-breach-laws.aspx

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved two personal data
security bills that would establish federal standards for protecting data
and reporting its loss. But security experts say that threats to personal
data are evolving faster than our responses to them.

"The crooks are trying to find out how to better impersonate you on the
Internet," said Rick Kam, president of ID Experts, at a recent data
security briefing hosted by TechAmerica.

Criminals are aggregating more information about individuals that, though
innocuous in itself, could be used for fraud if correlated. They also are
tapping new sources and types of data, including electronic medical
records.

The consequences can be dire, said Dan Steinberg, an associate with
Booz-Allen Hamilton. The theft of personal data can create financial
problems and interfere with the victim's ability to get health insurance
and medical care.

The committee passed S. 139, the Data Breach Notification Act, introduced
by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), by a vote of 14 to 2, and S. 1490,
the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, introduced by Sen.
Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), with a vote of 11 to 5.

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