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Google’s Pichai calls for federal privacy legislation over patchwork of state laws – Source CNET Tech

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Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Google, says the federal government should take the lead on privacy law.


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Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday encouraged the US government to set a federal privacy standard, a call that comes as legislators in Washington struggle to address the issue.

Pichai said Europe’s privacy law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, is a useful model for the US in considering legislation to protect personal data. The 3-year-old law governs how and what companies can do with data they…

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