US draft bill moots locking up execs who lie about privacy violations

US draft bill moots locking up execs who lie about privacy violations

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/05/us_senator_wyden_privacy_bill/

Company bosses could be thrown in jail for up to 20 years if they aren't straight with US regulators about privacy violations under a law drafted by senator Ron Wyden.

The Democrat has proposed a new privacy bill for the US, with the short title of the Consumer Data Protection Act (PDF), which aims to address the hole in national rules.

US draft bill moots locking up execs who lie about privacy violations

Nov 5, 2018, 1:14pm UTC
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/05/us_senator_wyden_privacy_bill/ > Company bosses could be thrown in jail for up to 20 years if they aren't straight with US regulators about privacy violations under a law drafted by senator Ron Wyden. > The Democrat has proposed a new privacy bill for the US, with the short title of the Consumer Data Protection Act (PDF), which aims to address the hole in national rules.