Recent Congressional activity and growing concerns about identity fraud suggest that lawmakers are taking substantive steps to overhaul the country's data privacy laws, reports Compliance Week. This article examines the legislative activity of late 2009 and outlines the "fine print" of bills currently making their way through Congress. While federal legislation has wide support in Washington, a federal privacy law isn't a foregone conclusion for the coming year, the report states. The article also looks at the state data security laws of Massachusetts and Nevada, which mandate more stringency in data protection efforts, particularly with regards to encryption.  
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