On January 6, 2015, the Washington Attorney General requested enhancements to the state's data breach notification law in a bipartisan legislative proposal. The proposals, Senate Bill 5047 and House Bill 1078, would eliminate a blanket exemption for encrypted data and require notification to the Attorney General within 30 days of a data breach. In addition, breach notification to consumers would have to include information necessary to secure their financial accounts and recover their identities.
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