President Obama calls for a national data breach notification law. A national law wouldn’t just standardize when consumers and authorities would be notified of a breach. It would also usurp other security measures aimed at safeguarding citizens’ personally identifiable information that some states provide. A federal law would give businesses far more leeway than does the Massachusetts regulation in deciding how best to secure the privacy of the data they store. But would simplifying data breach reporting justify the loss of privacy protections a handful of states provide citizens?”]
Source: https://www.inforisktoday.com/blogs/breach-bill-adverse-impact-on-privacy-p-1829