The FBI and Secret Service, in turn, would also be allowed to delay notifying consumers if they decided such a practice would impede an investigation or threaten national security.
The bill would expand the definition of computer fraud laws to penalize those who obtain personally identifiable information without authorization and those who "conspire" to gain illicit access to machines.
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It also attempts to outlaw illicit use of "botnets," which the bill defines as "the capability to gain access to or remotely control without authorization" computers that belong to financial institutions or are involved in commerce.
Anyone convicted of those and other existing computer crimes could face up to 30 years in prison, as opposed to the current maximum of 10 to 20 years
The Feb. 6 actions mark the latest in a series of attempts by Congress this year to tackle leftover data security proposals. 数据挖掘论坛
Early last month, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) reintroduced two bills: one that calls for national requirements for consumer notification in the event of data security breaches, and another that proposes restricting the sale, purchase and display of Social Security numbers. 数据挖掘交友
