Bankers to Congress: Ignore Retailers’ Efforts to Shift Blame
In a joint letter to members of the House and Senate, several trade agencies urge Congress to ignore "excuses, attempts to pass blame, and efforts to make this a fight between business sectors" of retailer groups, and to focus instead on preventing fraud from harming consumers. Oh, and to make sure that the costs of a data breach are ultimately borne by the entity that incurs the breach. [2/13/15]