Calvin Cohen of Covington & Burling writes
Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced bipartisan legislation this week to address privacy issues in the COVID-19 era. The proposal, entitled the “Exposure Notification Privacy Act,” would regulate “automated exposure notification services” developed to respond to COVID-19. This bipartisan legislation comes on the heels of dueling privacy proposals from both political parties. We previously analyzed the Republican “COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act” proposal introduced by Senate Commerce Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) on this blog and the Democratic “Public Health Emergency Privacy Act” proposal on this blog.
Below are descriptions of the notable provisions in the Exposure Notification Privacy Act:
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