BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – A bill before Congress would weaken protections for Massachusetts consumers when it comes to data breach notifications, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said last week.

Assistant Attorney General Sara Cable testified before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing  and Trade recently against the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015. Under the bill, nationwide standards would be established on notification requirements for data-security breaches. The standards, Healey said, are “far weaker” than what the State of Massachusetts already has under its law.