Over the past few discussions in class, the idea of accountability and data collection has been brought up several times. While the collection of data helps the majority of the population, it does hurt in several instances such as the situation we read on the Marches and what they endured from a bank mistake. I realize that society will never revert to pre data collection days, so the only alternative is to increase data collection and hold the data collectors accountable for assembly accurate data.
I recently learned of an accountability bill that has been passed by the House of Representatives. This proposed legislation, which now moves the Senate, requires data brokers to provide nationwide notice for certain data breaches and allows consumers to verify and to correct information held on them by data brokers. Representatives approved this legislation in december, it required data brokers to establish procedures to verify the accuracy of information that identifies individuals in their databases and to allow consumers to access and request correction of incorrect information. The Data Accountability and Trust Act would also require brokers to provide nationwide notice in the event of certain security breaches.
The idea of accountability is a huge responsibility when what is at stake is an entire nation. I think it is only a good thing to have this Data Accountability and Trust Act enacted into law. If anything at all, it will help settle the minds of millions of Americans.
This is a very well written blog. The ending was very strong. the idea of accountability is a huge responsiblilty when what is at stake is an entire nation. this is a very bold statement in which I agree with on all levels. The only thing I can say I oppose to is that i believe accountablility is a huge responsiblity but that specific person should have been prepared to accept the responsibility. The trust enacted into law from my opinion will settle the minds of hundreds of millions Americans. This was a great bloh
ReplyDeleteI think this new legislation for accountability is a great idea. We're only human; people make mistakes. The only way to counteract this is to have somebody check your work. And why shouldn't they let the nation know when there is a security breach? I'm excited to see how this will affect the accounting world.
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