Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"Is there anybody here who believes that the people of Connecticut or anywhere else in the Nation should have less privacy protection than the people of California?"

"The fact is that consumers have no meaningful Federal protection for consumer data."

"We can no longer rely on notice and choice, on voluntary standards, on transparency, and consent. There needs to be privacy by design."

"This incident further highlights the need for a closer look at how we might structure data breach notification in Federal legislation as it is sorely concerning to me that an incident affecting this m..."