Senate Judiciary Chair Introduces Data
Privacy Measure
Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT), Chair of the Judiciary Committee, has introduced S
1151, the "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act". The bill was introduced
in the wake of the recent breaches of information at Sony and Epsilon, which
have been the focus of committee hearings in both the House and Senate.
In remarks printed in the Congressional Record, Senator Leahy said that
"enactment of this comprehensive data privacy legislation remains one of my
legislative priorities as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee".
The bill requires data brokers to let consumers know what sensitive personal
information they have about them and permit a correction of errors. Unlike
similar provisions for data brokers in House legislation, data brokers are
defined in S 1151 as those with records on more than 5,000 individuals
containing sensitive personally identifiable information.
S 1151 also requires entities which maintain more than 10,000 such records
to develop significant security programs to protect against data breaches.
These exceptions will limit the impact on private investigators. But the
bill also establishes a national data breach notification law that is not
limited to large databases.
The Legislative Committee is now reviewing the measure to determine any
significant impact on the profession. We will also be watching for any
effort to amend the bill to restrict the use of Social Security numbers.
Keeping the profession informed,
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Jimmie Mesis 
NCISS Legislative Chairman
NCISS
7501 Sparrows Point Blvd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21219-1927
(800) 445-8408 . Fax: (410)
388-9746
jim@nciss.org
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