Ask a CCO: What matters most in federal privacy law?
Four senior compliance practitioners share their views on the U.S. data privacy landscape and the actions their companies are taking to keep pace with new state laws set to hit the books in 2023. Today’s question:
Q: What would you like to see most in a U.S. federal data privacy law?
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