It's time for a national privacy law in the US - Help Net Security

It's time for a national privacy law in the US - Help Net Security

Consumer data privacy is no longer a necessary evil but a competitive differentiator for any company participating in the global economy. The EU’s GDPR represents the world’s most comprehensive regulation for privacy best practices, holding companies to stringent standards for data collection, storage and use.



US national privacy law


Many countries have followed suit in recent years by adopting similarly aggressive privacy laws that reflect a greater dedication to data protection.


In stark contrast, the US remains one of the few major players in the global economy without national privacy legislation. Some states have enacted privacy laws, and the federal government has enacted industry-specific laws — HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
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