![]() In terms of both its scope and potential impact, the draft bill represents not only a significant contribution to the evolving domestic and global conversation on privacy legislation, but arguably an inflection point on par with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), due not only to robust protections it aspires to achieve for the American people but also for its wide-ranging and potentially disruptive impact on businesses across every sector of the U.S. The technology sector has for several years shared your goal of enacting comprehensive federal privacy legislation, and the ADPPA represents welcome and tangible progress toward that goal. ![]() “ITI commends Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member McMorris Rodgers, and Senator Wicker for your work on the American Data Protection and Privacy Act (ADPPA), the discussion draft that is the subject of today’s hearing. Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) This bill would protect consumer data privacy and security and prevent companies from over-collecting and misusing American citizens’ data, all while protecting kids, empowering consumers, and providing strong enforcement mechanisms. This legislation is the first comprehensive data privacy and data security bill to be introduced with bipartisan and bicameral support and represents the best opportunity to pass federal privacy framework in decades. On Tuesday, the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection held a legislative hearing that discussed the bill. Representatives Frank Pallone and Cathy McMorris Rodgers released a discussion draft on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) two weeks ago. ![]() Industry leaders and organizations are expressing their support for the recent progress in Congress on a federal data privacy bill. ![]()
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