California officials proposed legislation that, if passed, would set stricter guidelines for when companies need to inform customers of a data breach. The bill would require companies to notify California residents when their passport, passport card or green card numbers are compromised in data breaches. It would also require customers be notified of compromised biometric information such as fingerprints. The legislation goes further than the state’s current consumer protections, which require companies to inform their customers of data breaches but provides an exception if only passport numbers were accessed.
Source: CNN
