Sens Rockefeller and McCaskill: Apple, Home Depot hacks should prompt new laws

Sens Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) say that major hacks at Home Depot and Apple show the need for a new data privacy bill.

“We have been advocates for data security and breach notification legislation that would better protect consumers and improve corporate responsibility,” they said in a letter to Apple’s Tim Cook. “The recent data security incidents that have affected major corporations, including Apple, demonstrate the need for such federal legislation.” Coupled with the recent data breach at Home Depot -- which is estimated to have jeopardized 60 million customer credit and debit cards -- lawmakers have indicated a renewed desire to pass some anti-hacking bill, after efforts stalled earlier this year in the wake of Target’s massive breach.