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Speier also rolled out a bill that would give consumers more control over how financial institutions accessed their personal financial information, the report said.
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“These two bills send a clear message – privacy over profit,” Speier said in a statement. “Consumers have a right to determine what if any of their information is shared with big corporations, and the federal government must have the authority and tools to enforce reasonable protections.”
The federal government has become more focused on protecting consumers’ private personal data in recent months, as a number of bills pertaining to data breach notification requirements and other initiatives have been introduced since the latter half of 2010.
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