NYS Seal

ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SUBJECT:
Data breaches' impact on consumers and the availability and sufficiency of state resources available to consumers.

PURPOSE:
To examine the impacts on consumers regarding recent data breaches, including any legislative and budgetary solutions.

New York City
250 Broadway
Friday
November 14, 2014
10 a.m.
Assembly Hearing Room
250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor

Recently, several major retailers have revealed that the security of certain personal information stored by such retailers and relating to consumers, including credit card information, had been compromised through a series of large-scale data breaches. In such instances, hackers have used sophisticated methods to bypass what were thought to be comprehensive security methods in place by retailers to prevent such crimes to gain access to highly sensitive personal information. These crimes have left consumers vulnerable to identity theft and/or financial fraud and skeptical as to whether retailers are capable of protecting their sensitive personal data going forward. Considering the extent of such breaches to date, the Committee wishes to understand how such breaches occur, how A.10190 (Dinowitz) could address these issues, what other proactive measures can be undertaken, and how the Department of State can use existing resources to assist effected consumers and whether any additional legislative or budgetary measures are required.

Oral testimony will be limited to five (5) minutes' duration. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Committee will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to Committee staff as early as possible.

Ten copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.

In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committee's interest in receiving written testimony from all sources.

In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.




PUBLIC HEARING REPLY FORM

Persons wishing to present testimony at the public hearing on data breaches' impact on consumers and the availability and sufficiency of state resources available to consumers are requested to complete this reply form as soon as possible and mail, email, or fax it to:

Mike Szydlo
Legislative Analyst
Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
Room 513 - Capitol
Albany, New York 12248
Email: szydlom@assembly.state.ny.us
Phone: (518) 455-4355
Fax: (518) 455-7250
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