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AJC.com > Legislature > Georgia Beat > Archives > 2005 > March > 10 > Entry
Senate passes ID privacy bill
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgians whose personal information is compromised would have to be notified by the data-brokering companies that collect it, according to a bill passed by the state Senate on Thursday.
The bill, which passed 52-0, was a response to problems reported at Alpharetta-based ChoicePoint, where thieves posing as small businesses accessed information on 145,000 Americans.
Authorities say at least 750 people were defrauded because of the scam.
Sen. Bill Hamrick, R-Carrollton, the plan’s sponsor, called it “a little bill that is very consumer-oriented.”
Only California now has a law requiring such notification.
ChoicePoint compiles and sells personal information on U.S. residents. The company announced the breach last month.
New Hampshire, New York and Texas are among the states considering similar bills.
The plan now goes to the House.
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