Rep. DelBene Pitches Need for Injunctive Relief in Privacy Legislation
Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., urged support for her privacy legislation, which she said would allow state attorneys general to obtain injunctive relief. During an interview with The Communicators, online Friday and to have been televised on C-SPAN over the weekend,…
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she repeatedly cited her Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act (HR-2013) (see 1903040054). Asked about including a private right of action, a sticking point in the privacy legislation debate, DelBene cited the need for strong enforcement from the FTC and state attorneys general. EU’s general data protection regulation and states moving forward with their own laws are major reasons for the U.S. to pass federal privacy legislation, she said: Without a federal law, the U.S. isn’t at the international table setting the standard. On slow progress in passing privacy legislation, she said it’s a complicated issue that not everyone is comfortable discussing. It would be “wonderful” to move faster, but Congress is making progress, she said. Congress can protect both consumers and innovation, but consumers need clarity on how data is collected, shared and used, she argued. The FTC needs authority to make privacy rules and inflict penalties through enforcement that has teeth, said DelBene. On antitrust, the tech industry isn’t in a unique position and is subject to competition law like any other sector, she said.