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Summer
2006 Legislature's
Shenanigans on Identity Theft Bill
Update
on Identity Theft
A breach in a UAF computer service has highlighted the need for better Identity Theft protections for Alaskan consumers, according to the Alaska Public Interest Research Group (AkPIRG). At the UAF campus in Bethel, hackers accessed files with nearly 39,000 names, e-mail addresses and Social Security numbers of current and former UA and UAF staff, faculty and students. “Alaskan consumers need a law that mandates notification when these breaches occur. In addition, consumers at risk of Identity Theft should be able to freeze their credit reports to prevent further injury,” stated AkPIRG's Steve Cleary. “There are only 15 days left in the Legislative session and Senate Bill 222, which would accomplish both of those protections, has been stalled in the Senate Finance Committee since March 15th ,” Cleary continued. 23 states have passed security breach notification laws and 12 states have laws allowing consumers to restrict access to their credit reports. “Senate
Bill 222 has bi-partisan sponsorship and will put Alaskan consumers at
the forefront of consumer protections in the nation,” Cleary stated.
“With such a short time left in the session, the Legislature needs
to act quickly.” Click
here to see AkPIRG's AkPIRG Responds to the ChoicePoint Security Breach AkPIRG is pushing for Stronger Identity Theft Protections for Alaskan Consumers Read the full AkPIRG Press Release To Prevent Identity Theft or if you are a Victim of Identity Theft Go to: http://www.pirg.org/consumer/credit/ |
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