The Direct Marketing Association, TechAmerica, the National Retail Federation, the Electronic Transactions Association, and a dozen other groups asked Congress on May 22 to replace the current patchwork of state breach reporting laws with a uniform federal standard. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) and House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH), the groups requested the passage of legislation without a broad reporting trigger, a strict notification timeline, or a private right of action provision.
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