• The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation published research on the potential compliance costs with a 50-state patchwork of comprehensive privacy laws. ITIF's report found the out-of-state costs stemming from 50 separate laws could exceed $1 trillion over 10 years, $200 billion of which would fall on small businesses.
• State Sen. Mike Flood, R-Neb., proposed Legislature Bill 1188 which would enact the Uniform Law Commission's Uniform Personal Data Protection Act. Nebraska is the first state to introduce the ULC's framework, which was drafted with an eye toward universal adoption across states.

Editor's note: The IAPP's Joe Duball reported on the finalization of the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act.