Tech Group Favors Privacy Bill That Preempts Tougher State Laws
- Senator Marco Rubio’s proposal would keep FTC as top enforcer
- NetChoice says measure would avoid a patchwork of regulations
Photographer: Sergey Zolkin
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A new privacy bill proposed by Senator Marco Rubio, which would override more restrictive state laws, is winning support from a Washington-based technology trade group that counts Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Facebook Inc. and eBay Inc. as members.
The Florida Republican’s legislation would impose a national privacy standard and supersede tougher data-protection regulations that will take effect in California in 2020. It would also preempt measures that consumer groups are pushing in multiple states, including Washington.