The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday passed the Data Security and Notification Act, which would create a national standard for breach notification preempting current state laws and altering federal regulatory authority. The bill passed along partisan lines, with Democrats and many privacy advocates concerned that the bill would weaken protections for consumers. Jedidiah Bracy, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, writes for Privacy Tracker about the bill, including reactions from Laura Moy of New America’s Open Technology Institute and DLA Piper Partner Jim Halpert, who said the “House bill will certainly pass,” adding, “The Senate has been the graveyard of federal breach notices for the past 10 years. But this year could be different.”
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