Privacy Work Group

3/23/2021

Mission
Members
Sponsors
Meetings
Additional Resources

Contact

Mission

Purpose and Scope

The rise of the data economy has policymakers, industry experts, economists and consumers considering the implications of data privacy policy on business and society. The growth in internet, mobile and social network connectivity has greatly increased the amount of personally identifiable data consumers generate and share with companies and other third parties. With new laws in many states and the passage of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), businesses and governments are now being required to adjust to a more complex regulatory regime. New policies will define how consumers protect their data and how businesses and governments operate in the future.

NCSL is a policy leader in data privacy at the state and federal levels. In August 2019 as part of its annual Legislative Summit, NCSL adopted a new directive on data privacy aimed at ensuring regular and meaningful consultation between states and federal lawmakers as Congress attempts to draft federal data privacy legislation. NCSL will continue to play a major role in guiding states on principles to consider when crafting privacy policy to protect consumers and create clear standards for third parties. As such, NCSL plans to create a privacy working group and involve the members and private sector sponsors of the Task Force on Cybersecurity.

The Privacy Working Group will examine policy issues including consumer data privacy, algorithms, government data usage, transparency, big data, law enforcement issues, and intersections between data privacy and cybersecurity.

NCSL Privacy Work Group

NCSL contacts: Pam Greenberg (Denver), Abbie Gruwell (Washington, D.C.), Susan Parnas Frederick (Washington, D.C.), Luke Martel (Denver)

Members by State

Arkansas

Representative Stephen Meeks

Arizona

Representative Domingo DeGrazia

California

Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin

Brandon Bjerke

Colorado

Senator Jeff Bridges

Senator Paul Lundeen

Kentucky

Senator Whitney Westerfield

Louisiana

Monique Appeaning

Massachusetts

Representative Angelo Puppolo

Minnesota

Representative Jim Nash

Montana

Representative Katie Sullivan

North Carolina

Representative Jason Saine

Nevada

Senator Nicole Cannizzaro

New York

Senator Diane Savino

Oregon

Sean McSpaden

Rhode Island

Senator Louis DiPalma

South Carolina

Senator Thomas Alexander

South Dakota

Senator James Stalzer

Texas

Representative Giovanni Capriglione

Washington

Senator Sharon Brown

Meetings

March 19, 2021 | Agenda

Resources:

David Stauss and Sarah Rippy's presentation
Uniform Law Commission, Collection and Use of Personally Identifiable Data Act (CUPIDA) Committee

Sept. 19-21, 2020 | NCSL Privacy Week Resources