{"id":105513,"date":"2019-09-28T12:42:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-28T16:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2021-08-08T17:57:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T21:57:32","slug":"data-privacy-end-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/data-privacy-end-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Privacy End Run"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Data<\/a>In an attempt to end-run stricter data privacy regulation the Business Roundtable<\/a>, an association of CEOs of America’s largest companies<\/strong>, sent an open letter<\/a> to the U.S. House and Senate urging the politicians to pass a comprehensive national data privacy law<\/strong>. According<\/a> to CircleID<\/a><\/em>, the heart of the letter is the creation of federal privacy laws that the companies argue should replace various state-level laws<\/strong> that have already been passed.<\/p>\n

\"CEOs<\/a>The CEOs want one law that governs all user privacy and data protection across the U.S., which would simplify their lives<\/strong>. From the letter:<\/p>\n

Now is the time for Congress to act and ensure that consumers are not faced with confusion about their rights and protections based on a patchwork of inconsistent state laws.<\/em><\/p>\n

Among the items hidden deep in the CEO’s “consumer privacy framework<\/a>\u00a0[more\u00a0here<\/a>]” are some onerous provisions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n