Anatomy of Lobbying FOR and AGAINST Data Privacy Legislation

After passing firs tin the nationa data privacy protection, to a GDPR level, here’s a roadmap of  the supporters and opponents :

• Against/Changing the state level GDPR-like standards:
  • California Chamber of Commerce
    • $2.2 million coalition that tried to scuttle the ballot initiative
    •  $1.6 million in lobbying
  •  tech-backed Internet Association
    • $200,000 on lobbying
• For the state level GDPR-standards:
  •  Common Sense Media
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Consumer advocates

Why does this matter? Other states are following suit- New Mexico, Massachusetts

MERCURY NEWS | Inside the lobbying war over California’s landmark privacy law