Congress preparing to draft federal breach notification legislation. Lawmakers must decide whether the measure should also include provisions to regulate information security. Advocates for such federal legislation disagree about what should be included in a federal law. One professor says a federal data breach notification law should focus just on notification. Another expert says a combination of breach notification and comprehensive information security regulation would protect consumers’ interest. Nearly all Republicans in Congress, especially those in the House, oppose any new regulations that contains new regulations, so the likelihood of passage is high.”]
Source: https://www.databreachtoday.com/drafting-national-breach-notification-law-a-5922