Axios reports on how the results of the Georgia runoff elections and subsequent Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate could impact potential federal privacy legislation and the regulation of technology companies. The results will grant the Democrats control of the Senate, meaning the Biden administration can fill seats in key agencies and potentially pave the way for overcoming two partisan obstacles in federal privacy legislation: preemption of state law and class-action lawsuits. Former Federal Communications Commission Advisor Gigi Sohn said, "All of these things become much more likely now because Democrats hold the gavel in both houses."
How the Ga. Senate runoff results could impact privacy legislation, regulation
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