“Culturally it’s become very clear across Facebook that privacy is something that is essentially important for business,” Sherman told me. California began enforcing its new state privacy law earlier this month, which could reinvigorate the privacy debate in the United States. The coronavirus pandemic could create new privacy challenges. Facebook, Google, Microsoft and 16 other technology companies and trade associations backed the brief, which was filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, that alleged the policy would harm U.S. businesses. The Center for Democracy and Technology will host an event, “A Shared Responsibility: Protecting Consumer Health Data Privacy in an Increasingly Connected World” today at 4 p.m.

Source: Washington Post July 15, 2020 13:07 UTC