EPIC Publishes Model Privacy Bill as Practical Solution for States

EPIC, along with Consumer Reports, published the “State Data Privacy Act,” a model bill for states that provides meaningful privacy protections, prohibits data-driven discrimination, and allows consumers to hold businesses accountable for violating their privacy.  

This model legislation builds upon the Connecticut Data Privacy Act—a version of which has been enacted in more than a dozen states—but which fails to adequately protect privacy. The State Data Privacy Act builds important protections into Connecticut’s framework to provide necessary privacy protections while ensuring businesses can still thrive online.  

The State Data Privacy Act is endorsed by the Center for Democracy and Technology, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and Public Knowledge.  

Learn more on EPIC’s blog.