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Senate Tackles ID Theft The Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing to look into the security of consumer information and possible privacy protections to prevent identity theft. At least three major companies -- most recently, Lexis-Nexis -- have suffered security breaches in private databases containing consumer data.

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Senate Tackles ID Theft

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The Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing to look into the security of consumer information and possible privacy protections to prevent identity theft. At least three major companies — most recently, Lexis-Nexis — have suffered security breaches in private databases containing consumer data.

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