The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and dozens of other business groups sent a letter to members of Congress on Thursday urging them to pass federal privacy legislation.
The letter, whose signatories include regional chambers of commerce and national technology trade groups, such as TechNet, cited the difficulty businesses face in attempting to comply with state-level data privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) which imposed much strong privacy regulations on businesses.
“A growing patchwork of state laws are emerging which threaten innovation and create consumer and business confusion,” the letter said. “These proposals would take significantly diverse approaches on enforcement, duties, and scope that would make compliance incredibly difficult for small businesses to compete.”
The business groups argued that national privacy legislation would reduce the difficulty of compliance with state-level data protections. (RELATED: Democrats’ Spending Bill Creates A ‘Privacy Bureau’ With A $500 Million ‘War Chest’)
“A national privacy law that is clear and fair to business and empowering to consumers will foster the digital ecosystem necessary for America to compete,” the letter said.
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