On Rubio Bill, California AG Opposes Any Effort to Weaken State Privacy Laws
Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) opposes any effort to pre-empt California privacy laws, an aide emailed Thursday when asked about a new bill from Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. (see 1901160047). “We’re more than happy to work with the federal government…
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on strengthening privacy law for Americans nationwide but stampeding on states’ rights is not the answer.” Public Knowledge called Rubio’s bill a step backward because of state pre-emption, “effectively walking back the few privacy safeguards consumers have.” The 1974 Privacy Act, which Rubio wants to model a new privacy law after, “is fundamentally a transparency and data accuracy law, designed well before the popularization of the internet and cloud computing,” said PK Global Policy Director Gus Rossi.