Mercury News Editorial on HR 3997
The San Jose Mercury News published an editorial yeterday, subtitled “Voters shoud insist upon vigorous identity-theft law, ” which continues to say:
While extending the concept of the security freeze nationwide, HR 3997 would allow only individuals who have been victims of identity theft to freeze their records. That’s like allowing only homeowners whose houses have burned down to install fire alarms.
In short, HR 3997 rolls back existing state laws and provides no new protections against identity theft.
