Two separate bills that would require organizations to notify consumers when their personal information has been compromised have made their way out of committee in the Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved two different bills, each of which would mandate that organizations that store consumers sensitive data notify consumers if that data is breached. Technology vendors, consumer advocacy groups and privacy groups have been calling for Congress to pass a comprehensive federal data-breach notification bill for a number of years now. Several bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate in recent years, but none has made it to the president s desk yet.
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