Trump Privacy Pitch May Get Public Scrutiny on Road to Congress

The Trump administration likely will seek public comment on a new online privacy proposal it is hammering out with tech companies before sending it to Congress, administration officials told Bloomberg Law.

The White House is working with technology giants on a legislative proposal through the National Economic Council and the Commerce Department, the officials said. Commerce is likely to invite the public to weigh in on the plan before it goes to Capitol Hill, the officials said.

There is fresh private sector interest in helping to write a new federal privacy law in the wake of the European Union’s General ...