POLITICO – Data privacy bill in limbo
Industry isn’t so happy. Carl Szabo, policy counsel for the trade association NetChoice, said the top priority for ed-tech firms is to get a federal bill that preempts state data privacy legislation. But from what he’s heard, Polis and Messer aren’t interested in creating a national standard. On the contrary, they’ve described their bill as a floor and invited states to craft tougher laws if citizens demand more privacy protection. “We need a ceiling, not a floor,” Szabo said. “A federal law should be a solution to the patchwork of state laws… not add to the confusion.”