With Congress divided over passing a national privacy law, tech industry groups are lobbying Utah and other states to pass privacy laws weaker than California's
The tech industry is lobbying statehouses across the country to pass privacy bills that critics call weak.
Key point from @mxmahoney5 on Big Tech's influence in state houses: “What we're seeing is this race to the bottom where industry is having a major influence on these bills.” https://www.axios.com/...
Most tech firms would prefer a nationwide privacy law. But since Congress hasn't budged on the issue, the industry now seeks to preempt states from approving tougher privacy rules like California's. https://www.axios.com/...
In true corporate fashion, now that regulation on Big Tech is inevitable, companies are swooping in to gut proposed state legislation, and in some cases write the bills itself to pass along to lawmakers. https://www.axios.com/...