California’s privacy agency opposes new federal privacy bill
( April 27, 2026, 18:22 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The California Privacy Protection Agency voiced its opposition in a letter to Congress to the SECURE Data Act, the most recent federal privacy law proposal. “The SECURE Data Act includes preemption language that seeks to strip away a substantial amount of important privacy protections that individuals have today under state privacy laws — including rights that are available to over 100 million Americans,” it said in the letter. “We urge you to consider federal privacy legislation that truly protects Americans by setting a floor, not a ceiling on those rights.”Statement follows below. See attached file....
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