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February 15, 2019 09:32 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/J3U3e3yF4E0/gao-gives-congress-go-ahead-for-a-gdpr-like-privacy-legislation
GAO Gives Congress Go-ahead For a GDPR-like Privacy Legislation
An independent report authored by a US government auditing agency has recommended that Congress develop internet data privacy legislation to enhance consumer protections, similar to the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). From a report: The 56-page report [PDF] was put together by the US Government Accountability Office (GAO), a bi-partisan government agency that provides auditing, evaluation, and investigative services for Congress. Its reports are used for hearings and drafting legislation. The House Energy and Commerce Committee, which requested the GAO report two years ago, has scheduled a hearing for February 26, during which it plans to discuss GAO's findings and the possibility in drafting the US' first federal-level internet privacy law. If the committee's members would be to follow GAO's conclusions, a GDPR-like legislation should be coming to the US.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/J3U3e3yF4E0/gao-gives-congress-go-ahead-for-a-gdpr-like-privacy-legislation
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