Cyber scholar Dempsey: House privacy bill raises questions over pre-emption of state security laws

The privacy bill advancing in the House would improve security practices around consumer data, says Stanford Cyber Policy Center senior policy advisor Jim Dempsey, but lawmakers should ensure the legislation preserves strong state cybersecurity standards and also address concerns over the practicality of its enforcement provisions.

The issue of federal pre-emption of state privacy laws has fueled congressional debate over the past decade, but Dempsey points out in a recent Lawfare blog post that the House Energy and Commerce-passed...