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Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation based on a PIRG/Consumers Union model law that gives consumers the right to protect themselves from identity theft by “freezing” access to their credit reports to keep the thieves out. But, credit bureau industry lobbyists are swarming around the U.S. Capitol seeking to pass a weaker law that would overturn these tough state laws without substituting meaningful federal reforms. In addition, at least 35 states have given consumers the right to be notified when a company, like Choicepoint, or a government agency loses their confidential financial DNA.
