Massachusetts lawmakers begin negotiations on first comprehensive consumer data privacy law
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Sam Drysdale | State House News Service
Summary
Massachusetts lawmakers have begun negotiations to create the state's first comprehensive consumer data privacy law, aiming to reconcile competing proposals from the House and Senate. The talks are part of a broader national debate over how far states should go in regulating tech companies' data practices, drawing attention from industry groups and civil liberties, reproductive rights, and consumer advocacy organizations. The outcome is expected to be closely watched as a potential bellwether for state-level privacy regulation.
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· 3 pulledHouse and Senate negotiators began talks Tuesday to establish the state's first comprehensive consumer data privacy law, kicking off what is expected to be a closely watched effort to reconcile competing approaches to regulating the collection, sale and use of personal information.
The negotiations arrive as Massachusetts has become one of the latest battlegrounds in a broader national fight over how far states should go in limiting the data practices of technology companies.
The talks have drawn the attention of well-funded industry groups and a coalition of civil liberties, reproductive rights and consumer advocacy organizations.
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