Paul Stanway Jr
07-12-2005, 09:50 PM
ID Theft Bill Widens Encryption Rules
By Caron Carlson
Congressional leaders appear eager to pass an identity-theft law this week, and their proposals are becoming tougher.
Last week, Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and John Dingell, D-Mich., the chairman and ranking minority member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, respectively, floated a draft bill requiring businesses engaged in interstate commerce to encrypt sensitive personal data.
Read more at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1835281,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594
By Caron Carlson
Congressional leaders appear eager to pass an identity-theft law this week, and their proposals are becoming tougher.
Last week, Reps. Joe Barton, R-Texas, and John Dingell, D-Mich., the chairman and ranking minority member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, respectively, floated a draft bill requiring businesses engaged in interstate commerce to encrypt sensitive personal data.
Read more at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1835281,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594