Bruce Schneier: California was the first state to pass a law requiring companies that keep personal data to disclose when that data is lost or stolen. Since then, many states have followed suit. Now Congress is debating federal legislation that would do the same thing nationwide.

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/04/identitytheft_d.html

randy: Can you say "it's about time". The current governments of the world are simply incapable of keeping up with the pace of innovation created by the Internet.