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Submitted: May 4, 2011 - 5:37pm
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Date: May 4 2011 - 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
House Commerce Committee, Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street 2322 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, United States

The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers

Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
House Commerce Committee
May 4, 2011
9:30 a.m.
http://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings/hearingdetail.aspx?NewsID=8534

This hearing comes on the heels of recent high-profile data breaches at Sony and Epsilon, which compromised the personal information of millions of Americans. Wednesday’s hearing will attempt to shed light on these events and address a number of data protection issues. American consumers deserve to know about the potential threats resulting from unauthorized access to personal information.

While most states have data breach requirements, there is currently no federal data breach notification law. Chairman Bono Mack has announced that she intends to introduce a data security bill later this year.

WITNESS LIST

Panel 1

David Vladeck
Director
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission

Pablo Martinez
Deputy Special Agent in Charge
Criminal Investigative Division
U.S. Secret Service

Panel 2

Justin Brookman
Director
Consumer Privacy Project
Center for Democracy and Technology

Dr. Gene Spafford
Professor and Executive Director
Purdue University CERIAS

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