CYBERSECURITY AND DIGITAL SERVICE REGULATIONS GOVERNING GOVERNMENT FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS would need to be improved and bolstered under a bipartisan bill that Brooklyn Congressmember Dan Goldman introduced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

State and local elected lawmakers have also tackled improving the security of SNAP and other EBT cards following a rash of skimmed fund thefts. One effort is a partnership between state Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, D-23, and Congressmember Nicole Malliotakis, R-11, who both represent much of southern Brooklyn. Assemblymember William Colton, D-47, has also introduced a bill to require chip technology in the cards.

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