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AJC.com > Legislature > Georgia Beat > Archives > 2005 > March > 29 > Entry
House bill targets information brokers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The state House passed legislation today that calls for information brokers like Alpharetta-based ChoicePoint to alert Georgians whose confidential information has been leaked or stolen.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bill Hamrick (R-Carrollton), was introduced within weeks after ChoicePoint disclosed that it had mistakenly given confidential information on at least 400,000 people to a bogus company.
Senate Bill 230 passed the House 154 to 0 and now goes back to the Senate for final approval.
State Rep. David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), who squired the bill through the House, said: “I think this is a good bill to protect us from those situations where we have intentional or unintentional breaches … that lead to the disclosure of personal information.”
The bill sets up guidelines for consumers to be notified, but no penalties if there’s no follow-through by the data collector.
“I have faith they will comply,” Hamrick said Tuesday. He also said lawmakers may come back next year and add penalties to the law.
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