U.S. Data Breach Notification Law Unlikely in 2014

Gov Info Security:  Despite President Obama's urgent call to lawmakers to enact a national data breach notification law, such legislation will not likely be voted upon before the current Congress recesses.

Obama, in signing an executive order to promote speedy adoption of chip-and-PIN credit cards at ceremony held Oct. 17 at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, called on Congress "to act with urgency on data breach legislation" because of a slew of recent high-profile data breaches (see Obama Seeks to Speed EMV Adoption).

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