“The Buckeye Institute: In Wake of Washington’s Failure, States Must Lead on Data Privacy”
The Buckeye Institute released a new policy brief, A Federalism Opportunity in A Congressional Failure: How States Can Fix the Data Privacy Patchwork, urging states—in the wake of Congress’s failure to adopt comprehensive data privacy legislation—to work together to harmonize state-level data privacy rules, which, if left unaddressed could cost businesses and consumers $98 billion to $112 billion annually. “[S]tates can and should take the lead and pass data privacy legislation that minimizes compliance costs while effectively protecting consumer data privacy.”