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Critics see contract-language loopholes in privacy proposals from both industry and consumer groups

By Mariam Baksh / December 18, 2018

Companies could wiggle out of privacy and data security requirements in proposals offered by business and consumer groups alike, due to exceptions built in for honoring contracting agreements, according to advocates speaking on behalf of consumers and information technology professionals.

“Where the bill does offer protections, often exceptions obviate the protections,” Allie Bohm, policy counsel for Public Knowledge, told Inside Cybersecurity of a proposal by the Center for Democracy and Technology, which has worked with industry in offering what...


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