Draft of consumer privacy bill moves ahead

On April 15, 2015, the Energy and Commerce Committee of the US House of Representatives approved the “Data Security and Breach Notification Act” by a vote of 29 to 20. The draft legislation aims to tackle data security threats at a national level.

The document will be taken up in the House next week.

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