The push for a comprehensive federal U.S. privacy law continues to grow. Senate committees have held hearings, and lawmakers have drafted bills, all in the hopes of producing the definitive set of rules. Intel has become the latest entity to throw its proposal into the ring. The tech company has released a draft bill for a federal law it hopes would regulate consumer privacy without impacting innovation. Intel also launched an online portal where privacy professionals and members of the public will have until Nov. 19 to send their feedback on the rules. IAPP Associate Editor Ryan Chiavetta, CIPP/US, spoke with Intel Associate General Counsel and Global Privacy Officer David Hoffman, CIPP/US, on the creation of the law, the importance of participatory democracy, and the prospects of a federal privacy rule going forward.
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