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Support Nebraska Identity Theft Legislation

Support Nebraska Identity Theft Legislation

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Started by Anonymous 20 years, 3 months ago
We, the undersigned request the State of Nebraska Legislature to continue to work on and enact strong identity theft laws in 2009 to protect all consumers. We believe identity theft is a real threat to our family and loved ones. We recommend state laws be enacted or amended governing: 1. SECURITY FREEZE LAW AMENDED Placement fees for a security freeze should be made reasonable at $5 or less and the freeze should remain in place until the consumer decides to remove it. The current law sets the placement fee at $15 per credit bureau and allows the freeze to automatically expire after 7 years. 2. POLICE REPORTS It should be the right of any identity theft victim to request law enforcement documentation in the jurisdiction in which they live. 3. CONFIDENTIALITY AND PROTECTION OF THE SSN New standards and laws need to be adopted that dictate collection, use, display, security and confidentiality of the SSN by BOTH public and private entities. 4. SECURITY BREACH LAW AMENDED Consumers should be notified each and every time their personal information is lost or stolen by an entity. Certain entities should not be allowed to be exempt from notification. The current law allows entities to determine the likelihood a consumer\'s information may be used to commit fraud before notification and exempts some from having to notify consumers of a breach. It is time we give Nebraska consumers a voice. This petition and its comments will be sent to all 49 Nebraska State Senators during legislative session 2009. Our hope is that they will heed their constituent

Updates

July 31, 2006

The legislature has remained silent on our proposed security freeze changes so we need to turn up the pressure immediately. Email your state senator today and demand they support broader notification requirements for data breaches. Text three friends the link to this petition and ask them to sign before the week ends.

July 31, 2006

The momentum behind this push shows that Nebraska families are ready for real action on identity theft. Call your state senator today and demand they prioritize these security measures.

6 Comments

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Mike Brooks
20 years ago Featured

identity theft destroyed my life 3 years ago and the law did nothing to help me fix it. get this passed now!

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Jason Ross
20 years ago Featured

About time. Sick of jumping through hoops just to protect my credit when these big companies cant even secure their servers.

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Brenda Saleh
20 years ago Featured

My SSN is mine not for some company to display wherever they feel like it. Stop the madness.

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Dave Hassan
20 years ago Featured

Companies should not be allowed to hide data breaches. If they lose our info they need to tell us plain and simple.

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Sarah Warner
20 years ago Featured

Why should we pay 15 bucks just to keep our own data safe? That is ridiculous. Nebraskans deserve better.

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Linda Warner
20 years ago Featured

7 years is not enough. Thieves dont just give up after a few years. Keep the freeze active indefinitely.