N.Y. Legislators File Data Breach Bills
Two bills regarding how data and security breaches should be handled surfaced Thursday in the New York State Assembly. The Assembly referred both to Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee.
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A-1374, sponsored by Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz (D), requires certain business to offer services on mitigation and identity theft prevention in the event of a security breach. Three other Democrats co-sponsored the bill.
A-1157 imposes a five-day time frame after there has been a discovery or notification of a security breach where the breach must be disclosed to anyone whose information was or is reasonably believed to have been leaked. Assemblymember Angelo Santabarbara (D) sponsored the bill.