After years of ignoring the issue, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are suddenly engaged in a fight over online privacy. Lawmakers relying on experts to help codify the consumer protections. Many of the groups that have positioned themselves as expert voices on consumer privacy are pushing for a bill that hews closely to tech industry interests. The Center for Democracy and Technology is one of the most prominent privacy-centered Beltway think tanks. The stakes of the online privacy fight could have ramifications the world over, said Jeff Chester, president of the Center for Digital Democracy.”]
Source: https://theintercept.com/2019/04/16/consumer-privacy-laws-california/