On May 1, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held its third hearing on how to craft a potential federal privacy bill. Witnesses included representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Future of Privacy Forum, Common Sense Media and the Irish Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. In this episode of The Privacy Advisor Podcast, host Angelique Carson, CIPP/US, welcomes back frequent guest Joseph Jerome, CIPP/US, of the Center for Democracy and Technology, to discuss the highlights and lowlights of this most recent hearing and whether lawmakers and stakeholders are finally pushing the proverbial ball forward on how to get this right in the U.S.
The Privacy Advisor Podcast: Did this US Senate hearing on federal privacy push the ball forward?
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