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110th Congress revisits data security issue.(extra credit)

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| July 01, 2007 | Diana, Tom | COPYRIGHT 2007 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Hacked computer networks, lost and stolen laptops containing personal information and the horror stories of consumers' financial losses and headaches of trying to recover from having their identities stolen have permeated the news media for the last few years. The issue of data security has risen to prominence as consumers' fear related to the issue has soared. Although the last Congress grappled with about 25 bills addressing the issue of data security, no major legislation on the subject was enacted. The issue, because of its importance to the general public, quickly entered the legislative queue in the new 110th Congress with about a dozen House and Senate bills on data ...

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