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PBS: Obama Urges Law to Better Protect Consumers from Company Data Breaches

CDT’s Nuala O’Connor provides commentary for PBS NewsHour reporter Julie Pace in her latest article discussing President Obama’s proposed legislation requiring U.S. companies to notify customers within 30 days of their personal information being compromised.

CDT supports Obama’s moves to protect the data, but also points out that his administration still uses electronic surveillance for national security purposes.

“Even with these proposed reforms, we must not forget about government surveillance reform,” said Nuala O’Connor. “Without the end to the mass surveillance practices of the U.S. government, any privacy reform is woefully incomplete.”

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