[Dataloss] Bill Seeks to Limit ID Theft Law

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http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/14/pf/credit_bill/index.htm

June 14, 2006: 9:09 AM EDT

In what likely will be a prickly issue with many Americans, Congress
next week is expected to vote on a bill that would limit consumers'
ability to request a credit freeze, according to a published story
Wednesday.

USA Today reported that the proposed Financial Data Protection Act of
2006 pre-empts laws in 17 states that allow anyone to freeze their own
credit and instead permits only ID theft victims to request a freeze.

If it becomes a law, vets and military personnel who live in states
that permit unrestricted credit freezes would lose that option, the
newspaper said.

Critics of the measure said the bill tramples states' rights and
undermines the consumer-protection role of state attorney generals, the
report said.

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