Industry coalition asks House GOP privacy group for performance-based approach to data security in federal law

Data security requirements placed on industry should be performance-based and provide flexibility for managing risks in alignment with widely used standards, according to an industry coalition that submitted comments to a House GOP working group on privacy legislation.

“Organizations processing consumer data should establish, implement, and maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security practices that are appropriate to the volume and nature of the data being used,” a coalition of 25 trade associations say in an April 7 letter...