Democratic Senator Joe Simitian has reintroduced a measure to SB-1186 that would require that data breach notification letters contain specific information about data loss incidents, including the type of personal information exposed, incident description, type of personal information exposed, and advice for consumers to protect themselves from identity theft.
“This new measure makes modest but helpful changes to the law,” Simitian said in a statement. “It will also give law enforcement the ability to see the big picture, and a better understanding of the patterns and practices developing in connection with identity theft.”
Last October, Schwarzenegger vetoed a similar bill because he said there was no proof that the additional information required in the breach notifications would help consumers.
