Tea Leaves: More Federal Data Protection Legislation

What are prognosticators pointing to as signs for revival of federal data protection legislation?

• VP Harris was Attorney General of California when California passed its landmark data protection legislation
• VP Harris created a Privacy Protection & Data Enforcement Office within the California State Attorney General Office
• International policies have focused on omnibus protections and not industry by industry data protection
• Obama Administration had established a permanent Federal Privacy Council and issuing a Privacy Bill of Rights

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