The hits just keep on coming. Consumers Union joins federal regulators in pushing for greater regulation of personal information brokers. From the article:

"The Information Protection and Security Act, introduced by Sen. Bill Nelson (D- Fla.) and Rep. Ed Markey (D- Mass.), would call on the Federal Trade Commission to enact strong rules requiring information brokers to maintain and enforce strict security and customer screening procedures. The bill also would direct the FTC to promulgate rules ensuring that information brokers honor certain fair information practice principles such as providing individual access to personally identifiable information and individual rights to correct erroneous information."

-- MDT