FCC updates data breach rules, with consumers in mind

The Federal Communications Commission updated its data breach rules for the first time in 16 years Wednesday, expanding how a breach is defined and who to alert when there is one. The FCC order, decided in a 3-2 party-line vote, will broaden the commission’s breach notification rules to include certain personally identifiable information belonging to

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