Contextualizing the Proposed SECURE Data Act in the State Privacy Landscape (opens in new tab)

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Republican data privacy working group released their long-awaited comprehensive consumer privacy bill on April 22, titled the “Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement Act” (SECURE Data Act) (H.R. 8413). Compared to prior federal efforts, the SECURE Data Act closely resembles many of the existing state comprehensive privacy laws—particularly those based on the Washington Privacy Act (WPA) framework—in terms of its structure...