Karl A. Racine, the attorney general for the District of Columbia, on Thursday announced the introduction of a new bill that aims to expand data breach notification requirements and improve the way personal information is protected by organizations.
The Security Breach Protection Amendment Act of 2019 expands the types of information companies are held accountable for. Current legislation covers social security numbers, payment cards, and driver’s license numbers, and the new bill would also add passport numbers, military IDs, biometric data, health information, taxpayer identification numbers, health insurance info, and genetic information and DNA profiles to that list.
The bill also requires companies that own, maintain, license or handle personal information to implement security measures to prevent unauthorized access and data misuse.
