Temper expectations on a U.S. federal privacy law in 2021
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Kyle Brasseur2020-12-30T19:04:00
With the collapse of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield comes an opportunity for the United States to address its data protection shortcomings. Just don’t expect a quick fix, as a litany of issues remain.
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