CEI Regulatory Counsel Warns Against US Replication of GDPR
U.S. lawmakers should note EU general data protection regulation flaws and avoid replicating the framework in any new American privacy legislation, Competitive Enterprise Institute Regulatory Counsel Ryan Radia and Research Associate Ryan Khurana said Wednesday. The GDPR threatens innovation, reduces…
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competition and stifles job creation, they argued. Meanwhile, at least 28 groups wrote a letter to U.S. tech and industry leaders -- including Facebook, Google, Amazon, Nestle, Walmart and JPMorgan Chase -- urging American companies to adopt GDPR requirements across their platforms. Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Watchdog, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Media Alliance and Public Citizen were among signers. “We envision a digital economy that safeguards individual privacy, advances fairness and provides equal opportunity for all,” they wrote. “The unfettered collection and use of personal data threatens this future.”