At Senate, consensus on federal law until you get to ‘private right of action’

There has been no shortage of hearings on privacy this year as U.S. Congress tries to figure out its approach to protecting consumers in the digital age.

But with recent bills released by both Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., bills that seemingly have more in common than not, there’s a sense within Senate hallways that perhaps congressional consensus on what federal legislation might contain — and what it won’t — is closer than some predicted.

Full article: At Senate, consensus on federal law until you get to ‘private right of action’