With recent bills released by both sides of the political aisle, there is a sense within U.S. Senate hallways that congressional consensus on a federal privacy law is closer than some predicted. The Dec. 4 hearing in front of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation sought to revisit topics that lawmakers have discussed in detail in the past, this time with a more sophisticated agenda. Conversations focused on recognizable points of contention before bills start getting votes. Importantly, should citizens be granted a private right of action for violations of the to-be-enacted law? IAPP Editor Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, was at the hearing and has the details in this exclusive for The Privacy Advisor. 
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