H.R. 2221: Data Accountability and Trust Act
Filed in Security, Uncategorized on Dec.31, 2009
The national Data Accountability and Trust Act, H.R. 2221 passed within the House of Representatives earlier this month (Dec. 8th, 2009). The Bill — as with 201 CMR 17.00, the Massachusetts Protection for Personal Information — seeks to protect consumer personal information and requires notification to individuals in the event of a breach, albeit from a national level. The bill is set to go before the Senate next and then the President.
H.R. 2221 would require “for profit” organizations to develop the necessary security policies and safeguards to protect U.S. Residence personal information within 1 year of passing.
More to come later…
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