Republicans push to block state data privacy laws

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Lawmakers were divided over how to reconcile state and federal privacy laws at the first House hearing on data privacy this year.

Members from both parties on the Energy and Commerce consumer protection subcommittee expressed the need for bipartisan legislation as Congress works toward crafting the nation's first federal privacy law.

But the hearing also highlighted how the issue of preempting state laws could become a sticking point in negotiations.

Top House Republicans are pushing for any federal privacy legislation to wipe out states' ability to pass their own data laws, like the one passed by California last year.

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/431631-republicans-push-to-block-state-data-privacy-laws

So much for the myth of the GOP favoring local government.

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1. I hate to be nuanced sometimes

I know they are arguing in bad faith. Start with the EU standard GDPR (general data privacy regulations) as a minimum

We do have to reconcile federal and state laws. First reaction is state laws should not be allowed to be laxer than federal laws, but dealing with 50 special cases for more stringent regulations could be a nightmare for people in the industry.

As a practical matter letting California define more stringent standards like they do for emissions might work.

Again I don’t believe the GOP is arguing in good faith. They want to delay and water down regulations.