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Data Rights, Data Duties, & Data Risks: The American Data Privacy and Protection Act

While the ADPPA represents compromises between Democratic and Republican leadership of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, particularly around the thorny issues of state law preemption and private rights of action, there are other legislative and big tech industry players pushing their own agendas for comprehensive national data privacy and security frameworks.

9 minute read August 01, 2022 at 01:15 AM
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Rita W. Garry
Data Rights, Data Duties, & Data Risks: The American Data Privacy and Protection Act

The Ranking Member of the House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee, Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) wants to call the American Data Privacy Protection Act (ADPPA) (H.R. 8152 ) a "landmark achievement" because, if enacted, it would be the United States' first comprehensive federal privacy law; it would be the product of an unusual bipartisan and bicameral Congressional effort; and it would usher in a new federal right to privacy for all U.S. citizens relating to their data regardless of their state of residency.

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