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Source: TheRegister.co.uk - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
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A draft US law to increase the security and privacy of personal information held by companies took a step forward last week, when it was approved by the influential Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill includes a duty to disclose security breaches.
The draft Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2005 will now move forward to a full Senate hearing.
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The bill, sponsored by Senators Arlen Specter and Patrick Leahy, will ensure that companies with databases containing personal information on more than 10,000 US citizens establish and implement data privacy and security programs and vet third-party contractors hired to process data.
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