The stream of high-profile data thefts this winter has turned a trickle of concern over information protection and privacy into a torrent of action on Capitol Hill. Congress will hear a second round of testimony this week from ChoicePoint Inc. executives—and that's just a small part of what's on tap. Over the next few months, new bills will be drafted to establish parameters for the collection, storage and use of personal data, spanning Internet-based technologies from spyware and hacking to so-called evil-twin attacks. Issues once viewed as separate legislative matters, such as spyware and phishing, are being combined as lawmakers gradually formulate broader privacy policy.
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