Why Privacy Legislation Is Hot Now

The time may well be ripe for a bill that provides basic privacy protections more generally, writes Peter Swire.

More than at any time in the past decade, privacy hearings and proposed legislation are spreading across Capitol Hill. Until now, you could always make money betting against a privacy law passing in Congress. Today, many experts are saying that momentum is building for major legislation, although the shape of that legislation is still unclear.

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