NC Governor Vetoes State Audit Bill Over Privacy Concerns
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) vetoed a bill that would have allowed the state auditor to peruse data of companies receiving state funding, the governor’s office said Wednesday.
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HB-549 would have granted the auditor "sweeping access to the data and records of any private corporation that accepts any amount of state funding,” said Stein. “Giving the Auditor this intrusive power may undermine our state’s efforts to recruit businesses to North Carolina.”
However, Stein added that removing the auditor’s office from state cybersecurity efforts, as proposed in HB-549, would put “North Carolinians’ personal identifying information at heightened risk of a breach.”