Lawmakers are pushing to make identity protection for millions of victims of the 2015 Office of Personnel Management breach permanent before the current authorization expires in September. The RECOVER PII Act would extend lifetime coverage and reimbursements for affected federal employees and contractors after data stolen by alleged Chinese hackers exposed sensitive personal information. #OfficeofPersonnelManagement #RECOVERPIIAct #MarkWarner #EleanorHolmesNorton #ChineseHackers
Keypoints
- Sen. Mark Warner and Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced the RECOVER PII Act.
- The bill would provide lifetime identity protection to about 4.2 million affected federal workers.
- The 2015 OPM breach exposed sensitive data from 22.1 million people.
- The current identity protection program is set to end at the end of September.
- The legislation also includes reimbursements for privacy services for federal employees and contractors.
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