Fragmented Data Privacy Laws: Time for Federal Legislation
Lydia Rudden Federal data privacy legislation is necessary to safeguard consumer data against privacy breaches by tech companies with increasingly intrusive data practices. In 2018, California pioneered its own comprehensive data privacy legislation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Currently, with nearly half of U.S. states in the process of formulating their own digital privacy laws, businesses are struggling to maintain compliance, causing financial difficulties and harming innovation. Piecemeal state legislation also leaves consumers with disparate protection depending on where they live. Without a comprehensive and uniform federal law, Big Tech lobbyists shift their focus to securing industry-friendly regulations from...