Facebook calls for federal breach notification law in response to lawmakers

Facebook -- in a long-awaited response to senators’ questions following testimony of CEO Mark Zuckerberg in April -- advocates a federal breach notification law while denying there is a lack of incentives for companies to improve security.

“Facebook is generally open to the idea of breach notification requirements, particularly legislation that would centralize reporting and ensure a consistent approach across the United States,” Facebook wrote in reply to Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and others who asked about the company’s openness...