Senate Democrats offer privacy framework as work continues on comprehensive legislation

Senate Democrats from several key committees have released a framework of data and consumer protections for drafting comprehensive privacy legislation, as work on the landmark legislative proposal continues likely into next year.

“We have developed a set of core principles that should be included in any comprehensive data protection legislation,” the senators said in the framework issued last week. “Under our framework, consumers would control their personal information, and corporations, non-profits, and political entities would be held to higher...