What would national legislation look like? On what principles would it be based?What are the arguments for and against a preemptive national standard?What Federal agency or agencies should be charged with implementing a national privacy law?What role would be left to the states if a national policy were to be adopted?How is Congressional debate likely to unfold? What role will the Executive Branch play in this debate?Will the United States, where the digital economy was born, cede leadership on data protection regulation to other countries?How would a US national privacy law relate to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?What domestic and international competitive issues are in play?MODERATORS
Jerry Buckley, founder of Buckley LLP, a national financial services law firm, has taken a lead role in promoting national data protection standards. Described by Chambers as “a recognized dean of the consumer financial services bar,” Jerry serves as adviser to the Financial Services Trade Associations Data Protection Working Group, an informal alliance of national financial trade associations responding to fast changing legislative and regulatory developments related to privacy and data security.
EPISODES
OCT 21, 2020
How the Election Could Change Privacy Legislation with Kate Flocken & Tyler Griffin
The legislative landscape on Capitol Hill is fluid and the results of the election will have a big impact on what way Congress decides to go with a national privacy regime.
OCT 14, 2020
Daniel Solove
This week, we’re talking with Daniel Solove, law professor at the George Washington University and founder of TeachPrivacy.
OCT 14, 2020
Jim Dempsey
Jim Dempsey is the Executive Director, Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and formerly held leadership roles at the Center for Democracy and Technology.
oct 7, 2020
Welcome to the U.S. National Privacy Legislation Podcast
Will the United States, the largest economy in the world, enact national privacy and data protection legislation? Or will privacy regulation be left to the 50 states and other countries. The borderless nature of the Internet seems to call for a uniform legislation, but enactment is uncertain.
