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Senate committee advances bill to expand Idaho's definition of personal data and require credit monitoring after breaches
Summary
Senate Bill 1066, introduced by Senator Ben Toews, would broaden Idaho's statutory definition of personally identifiable information to include items such as passport numbers, biometric authentication data and username/password combinations, and would require entities that suffer a breach to offer credit monitoring; the Senate Commerce Committee voted to send the bill to the 14th order for possible amendment.
Senate Bill 1066, introduced by Senator Ben Toews, would broaden Idaho's statutory definition of personally identifiable information to include items such as passport numbers, other government‑issued identification numbers, username or email address combined with a password or security question, medical history and DNA profiles, unique biometric data used for authentication, and individual taxpayer identification numbers. The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send the bill to the 14th order for possible amendment on a voice vote.
The bill would also require an agency, individual or commercial entity that determines that misuse of a resident's personally identifiable information (PII) has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur to, in addition to the currently required notice, offer credit‑monitoring services to affected Idaho residents. "If…
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