IAPP Managing Director, Washington, D.C., Cobun Zweifel-Keegan, CIPP/US, CIPM, breaks down the latest privacy happenings in the nation’s capital, including thoughts on the privacy implications on the potential Roe v. Wade reversal, and shares a few tidbits on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a recent Congressional hearing.
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