{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"Americans agree government must do more to protect data, but can the government act?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zsyzUGPS2O\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/americans-agree-government-must-do-more-to-protect-data-but-can-the-government-act\/\">Americans agree government must do more to protect data, but can the government act?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/americans-agree-government-must-do-more-to-protect-data-but-can-the-government-act\/embed\/#?secret=zsyzUGPS2O\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Americans agree government must do more to protect data, but can the government act?&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"zsyzUGPS2O\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The National Consumer League released a study last week based on surveys from identity fraud victims across the United States. It claims that just 28 percent of victims think the government\u2019s requirements for protecting healthcare and financial data are sufficient. \u201cIn this polarized political climate, it\u2019s rare for Americans to express such agreement on any issue,\u201d Al Pascual, a senior analyst at Javelin Strategy &amp; Research, said in a press release. Javelin was a partner in the study. \u201cBut when it comes to the security of their personally identifiable information, the respondents said with one voice that the government must do more.\u201d With that kind of support, government action is assured. Right? Well, not so fast. Let\u2019s back up a few weeks to a significant political occurrence: Eric Cantor, the Majority Leader in the House, losing his Virginia primary to Dave Brat. In the words of political pundits \u2013 which we certainly do not claim to be \u2013 voting the No. 2-ranking Republican out of office is a sign of continued political gridlock. (Just Google \u2018Cantor loss gridlock\u2019 and read multitude of headlines.) So what\u2019s the tie-in to data breaches? An article by Eric Chabrow on BankInfoSecurity.com titled Cantor\u2019s Defeat:...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/otava.test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/congress_quote.jpg"}