A split between Senate lawmakers on the question of pre-empting state privacy laws may delay the unveiling of a broad federal measure to govern companies’ data handling practices.
Alphabet Inc.'s Google, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and a raft of other companies and groups are urging Congress to pass a law shielding them from California’s tough privacy statute. A quartet of senators, including Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), are working on legislation that Moran told reporters March 26 may be ready “in the next several days or week.”
Blumenthal told reporters March 26 that lawmakers should consider “pre-emption ...