Consumers Union Applauds Unanimous Committee Vote to Protect Americans From Identity Theft

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WASHINGTON, March 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumers Union, the nonprofit, independent publisher of Consumer Reports, today commended the House Energy and Commerce Committee's 41-0 unanimous vote in favor of H.R. 4127, which provides much-needed consumer protections to protect against identity theft.

The vote by the Committee requires all companies to notify consumers if the security of their personal information has been breached unless there is no reasonable risk of harm and to put in place stronger security safeguards. It also allows consumers to review and dispute the information so-called data brokers hold on them and prohibits these companies from using false pretenses to obtain personal information.

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Consumers Union Applauds Unanimous Committee Vote to Protect Americans From Identity Theft

"In this information age, where practically every day we hear about companies that put Americans at risk...

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