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Senate data privacy bill
Coverage of Senate data privacy bill in the Nexus archive.
- Data privacy bill must have real teeth
Lawmakers in Massachusetts are negotiating differences between House and Senate data privacy bills, with the Senate bill banning sales of biometric and sensitive personal data. The House bill preserves a private right of action allowing individuals and the attorney general to sue tech companies over privacy violations, which critics argue is essential for holding corporations like Meta and Google accountable.