FTC’s Chopra Warns Congress Against Pre-Empting State Privacy Laws
FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra warned Congress against “deleting” state privacy laws with a pre-emptive federal standard. Regulations at risk include Illinois’ biometric privacy law, Vermont’s data broker law and California’s new privacy law (see 1902250067), Chopra said Monday. He cited…
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findings from then-Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) claiming the “majority of State Attorneys General have publicly opposed preemption of state data breach laws.” He argued federal pre-emption of state predatory lending laws “allowed some of the worst financial industry abuses to spread, making the foreclosure crisis even worse.” Congress should enact pre-emptive federal privacy legislation, TechNet said Monday, unveiling “pro-innovation” principles. The new federal standard should provide more data control to consumers, increase industry transparency and grant the FTC proper resources, TechNet said. CEO Linda Moore cited the need for a federal law with 16 states considering laws.