Identity theft is now becoming the fastest growing felony in America and millions of families are becoming victims of id theft or consumer fraud every year without knowing it. The increased frequency of breaches in our security has raised red flags about the protection of our private information.  Some government officials feel it is necessary to introduce certain bills that require businesses to notify customers of data leaks in their private information. In addition, these bills would also prevent companies or federal, state and local government agencies from publicly displaying social security numbers or other private information without the person’s consent.

Senator Dianne Feinstein from California reintroduced two bills that would aim to prevent occurrences of identity theft, by making sure these proposals and regulations are enforced. She believes that the recent rise of massive data breaches proves that this legislation needs to be heard and passed now rather than postponing it for the future.  Senator Feinstein will be conducting a hearing on this and other ways to protect against identity theft early in the 110th Congress.

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