Privacy Omnibus

Resolution

The United States should adopt a federal omnibus privacy law as the European Union has done with the GDPR (and some states in the United States have also done).

The debate will be “Oxford Style” and follow this format.

Resources

Here are some resources and questions to help guide and nuance the debate:

Questions

• What are the advantages of an omnibus privacy law vs. sector-specific laws?
• What are the costs of an omnibus privacy law?
• Is there a need for a federal law given various existing state laws?
• What about the cost of compliance for small businesses and organizations?
• What are the benefits to consumers? Drawbacks?

Readings

• GDPR Background
• CCPA
• CPRA
• CCPA vs. GDPR