The California Privacy Protection Agency wrote in a letter to the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee that the proposed American Privacy Rights Act would weaken residents' privacy protections because the federal legislation would preempt state privacy laws. "A federal privacy law with sweeping preemption language could freeze protections for the next thirty years," CPPA Executive Director Ashkan Soltani argued. Editor's note: The IAPP Research and Insights team released a fact sheet on the draft APRA.
17 April 2024
CPPA outlines concerns with proposed APRA
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