Some stakeholders contemplate a 'stronger, better' law than California's for federal privacy and data security

Deliberations over whether a federal privacy law should pre-empt the California Consumer Privacy Act -- seen as largely responsible for bringing disparate stakeholders to the table -- beg the question of what would qualify as a “stronger” law, as lawmakers ask whether the California law might act as a “floor,” rather than a ceiling, for states' efforts in the space.

“We need to stop talking about a floor, what we really need is something better than this,” David Hoffman, associate...