Senate poised to pass national breach-notification law -- or maybe not

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1. “ We are hopeful that this year we will see it move to the floor. ”

   By Lydia Griggsby

2. “ Cyber threats have exploded in the last year. ”

   By David Thompson

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• David Thompson

1. America could use a good data protection law, one that would set some standards for protecting sensitive personal information and establish a national requirement for data breach notification. One staffer for the Senate Judiciary committee says this might be the year we get it. Or maybe next year. (Read Full Article)

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