Despite the food industry's rhetoric, this bill is a sweeping rollback of decades of state action to protect consumers. It would reduce food safety protections to the lowest common denominator and make states jump through expensive bureaucratic hoops to enact future food safety protections.
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It is ironic that after a year in which over 55 million Americans' identities were put at risk through preventable data breaches, the House Financial Services Committee would repeal state laws that have protected consumers from identity theft.Susanna Montezemolo
Congress has a real opportunity here to take the lead, but they've been making mistakes. This turns the clock back on existing consumer laws and offers no new protections.
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This settlement serves as a wake-up call for Congress to ensure that all businesses that buy and sell our most personal information are held accountable, and that they protect vulnerable consumers from having their sensitive information stolen.
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In this information age, where practically every day we hear about companies that put Americans at risk for identity theft and fraud because of lax security practices, we desperately need these new tools to protect our personal information.
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This bill ensures that consumers know when their personal information has been lost or stolen, so they can then take reasonable steps to prevent becoming victims of identity theft. Such steps include monitoring their credit files more closely, placing an initial fraud alert on their credit file, and placing a security freeze on their credit file if they live in a state that allows it.
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