The House Energy and Commerce Committee is slated to vote Wednesday on legislation that would require strong security policies from firms that collect and store individuals' sensitive information and provide for nationwide notification in the event of a data breach. The bill was sponsored by House Energy and Commerce Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush, D-Ill., and was tweaked to win his panel's approval in June, but more revisions are expected.
The committee also plans to take up legislation sponsored by Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif., that would regulate peer-to-peer programs and educate consumers about privacy and security risks associated with file-sharing. She plans to offer a manager's amendment to narrow the definition of a covered entity to avoid sweeping in legitimate technologies such as Web servers, e-mail and security software. Read more details about tweaks to both measures here, courtesy of CongressDaily.
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