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The Three General Approaches to Privacy Regulation

Three Approaches to Privacy Law

These days, the debate about a federal comprehensive privacy law is buzzing louder than ever before. A number of bills are floating around Congress, and there are many proposals for privacy legislation by various groups, organizations, and companies.  As proposals to regulate privacy are debated, it is helpful to distinguish between three general approaches to […]

Anatomy of a Privacy Law

Anatomy of a Privacy Law - Prof Daniel Solove 01

I was recently giving a presentation about new privacy laws, and I created the infographic above to catalog the various elements that privacy laws often have.  Going through this list can help to assess how complete a privacy law is.  For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is often compared to the General Data […]