The United States Revisits a Data Protection Act
Lumen Database Blog 2021-08-11
Summary:
On June 17, 2021, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced the Data Protection Act of 2021, which is a revival of the Data Protection Act of 2020 bill that Gillibrand introduced in February 2020. This updated bill, which is co-sponsored by Sherrod Brown, would establish a new U.S. federal agency, the Data Protection Agency (“DPA”), that would address privacy concerns and data protection matters.