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still waiting for any of the many existing privacy bills, worldwide, to start doing meaningful enforcement.
by john_strinlai 5mo ago
still waiting for any of the many existing privacy bills, worldwide, to start doing meaningful enforcement.
- Cider9986 5mo agoWe need private right of action. That's the big thing holding up the sweeping Mass privacy law. The house supports a private right to action and the senate only wants the attorney general enforcing the law.
- throwaway85825 5mo agoCalifornia already has a million toothless laws. Anything without a private right of action may as well not exist.
- analog31 5mo agoIndeed, and I think possession of the information should be what's actionable.
- mindslight 5mo agoDo you have any links that elaborate on this? I haven't been following the Mass privacy law, but if this is true it seems like now is the time to pressure the state senate into adopting the private right of action.
- Cider9986 5mo agoHere (https://epic.org/press-release-massachusetts-house-stands-up-for-privacy-rights-passes-massachusetts-consumer-data-privacy-act/ https://epic.org/press-release-massachusetts-house-stands-up...)
- mindslight 5mo agoThank you. I had seen that while digging, but I was hoping for some kind of direct comparison, description of where the law is in the process, call to action page, etc. But regardless, your comment prompted me to look at the details myself, see what you were saying is true, and just call my [state] senator to express support for a private right of action as they reconcile the two versions. I'm hopeful that with both versions being passed unanimously, and the more recent one having the private right of action, that it has the momentum.