<p><span>Today, the Commission is considering amendments to require covered firms to notify their customers of data breaches.</span><a name=" ftnref1" href="https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/gensler-statement-regulation-sp-031523?utm medium=email&utm source=govdelivery# ftn1">[1]</a><span> I support these amendments because, through making critical updates to a rule first adopted in 2000, this proposal would help protect the privacy of customers’ financial data.</span></p>