SECURE Data Act offers ‘clear, enforceable’ privacy rules without the big-money lawsuits
GOP lawmakers want a single national framework to protect consumer privacy while limiting a surge of class-action suits seeking large payouts.
Republicans in Congress are pushing the SECURE Data Act to establish the first national standards for protecting privacy rights. Advocates say the bill would provide clear, enforceable rules for data protection and reduce an expanding wave of lawsuits aimed at securing large settlements.