The law, passed last April, requires information-gathering companies to notify consumers when they accidentally release personal information, including Social Security numbers.
The law will require the nation's three major credit reporting agencies to allow consumers to freeze their credit reports and credit scores -- to prevent thieves from opening new accounts -- for free in cases of identity theft, lawmakers said. It also limits the fee that can be charged for security freezes in other cases.
The law restricts the request, collection, sale and disclosure of Social Security numbers and requires that no more than the last four digits of credit card numbers appear on receipts at the point of sale.
The law was co-sponsored by Reps. Les Gara, D-Anchorage, and John Coghill, R-North Pole.
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