Politicians vs. sane backup policies

It appears that New York's politicians are falling all over themselves to protest the idea that financial institutions should keep backups at least 200 miles away from their main adata centers. The short-sighted reason for their anxiety: it would cost jobs in New York. Yeah, the dozens of people whose jobs are to watch tape systems must be a major political force in Manhattan. Given how the feds have refused to mandate sensible cybersecurity so far, it wouldn't be surprising to see them cave in on this one too.