Craig Spiezle; Executive Director & Founder; Online Trust Alliance

It is hard not to see, hear and feel the buzz around privacy and security circles pertaining to security, privacy, identity theft and data breaches. These issues are filling the sails for legislators and advocates who are pushing for self-governance and solutions. While their concerns are valid, the media headlines may also be sensationalizing and conflating the actual threat and potential harm to consumers. The number and scope of proposed legislative efforts in play may be daunting for businesses to comprehend.