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ATLANTA (AP) - ChoicePoint Inc. has agreed to implement more safeguards as part of a settlement with 43 states and the District of Columbia over allegations it failed to adequately secure consumers' personal information related to a breach of its database it disclosed in 2005.
The Alpharetta, Ga.-based consumer data provider has agreed to adopt significantly stronger security measures, according to the settlement announced Thursday. Among them are written certification for access to consumer reports and, in some cases, onsite visits by ChoicePoint to ensure the legitimacy of companies before they are allowed access to personally identifiable information.
The breach involved thieves posing as small business customers who gained access to ChoicePoint's database, possibly compromising the personal information of 163,000 people, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
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