Todd Feathers reports: Concerned about growing momentum behind efforts to regulate the commercial use of personal data, Big Tech has begun seeding watered-down “privacy” legislation in states with the goal of preempting greater protections, experts say. The swift passage in March of a consumer data privacy law in Virginia, which Protocol reported was originally authored by Amazon with…
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Florida Legislature Considering Comprehensive Privacy Law
Libbie Canter, Jayne Ponder, and Alexandra Scott of Covington & Burling write: Florida may be next state to join the growing number of states with a consumer privacy law, as both chambers of Florida’s legislature are currently considering comprehensive state privacy legislation. Both HB 969 and SB 1734 resemble the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), though they contain some…
New Federal Data Privacy Legislation Proposed
Christopher Burgess reports: In late March 2021, Representative Susan DelBene (D-WA 01) introduced legislation to the 116th Congress to protect consumer privacy and put control of consumers’ data in their own hands. DelBene noted that states are surging ahead of the federal government in creating privacy laws, each with their own flavor and each serving the…
Bill Would Prohibit Sale of Americans’ Personal Data to Adversarial Countries
Aaron Boyd reports: Legislation introduced this week would make it illegal for companies to export data generated by people living in the U.S. to certain countries where that data could pose a national security risk. Federal agencies already regulate the kinds of technologies and industrial data that can be sold abroad, but a new bill…