Federal privacy law stalled; plan B could be FTC regulation

guest · Sep 29, 2021

Federal privacy law stalled; plan B could be FTC regulation
September 29, 2021
https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/29/federal-privacy-law-stalled-ftc/

Despite widespread support for a federal privacy law across US citizens, businesses, civil rights groups, and even politicians, efforts to create one appear to have stalled.
Congress now appears to be placing its hopes in FTC regulation instead …
Background
Europe created the world’s toughest privacy law back in 2018, in the form of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Even Apple had to make improvements in order to comply.
That has created an appetite for similar legislation in other countries, including the US. Pretty much everyone agrees that a GDPR-style federal privacy law would be the sensible approach.
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Privacy and civil rights activists say that a single federal law would be a much better solution than the current mess of each state doing its own thing – or doing nothing at all.
Federal privacy law – plan B
One of the sticking points in Congress has been whether we need a distinct federal privacy law, or whether we should instead rely on beefed-up Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations. The Verge reports that the FTC route now appears to have the best chance of success.

There is a small glimmer of hope, says Collins: The combination of state laws and FTC regulations could eventually force Congress to admit that a federal privacy law is a way out of the ensuing mess.
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