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		adamcstephens on March 5, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Data Transfer Project by Apple, Facebook, Google, ... Zuckerberg wants Congress to pass privacy laws only because that may preempt state level laws. If the states do it, there will be a mix of laws, some of which will inevitably hurt Facebook. This is a common tactic and is made easier by the easy money in DC.

riantogo on March 5, 2021 [–]

Sure. But it is also the right thing to do. Online privacy laws is best at federal level (not state and county levels).

brigandish on March 6, 2021 | [–]

Why? I see no inherent reason why this is so.

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