Sen. Hickenlooper embraces Cantwell-Rodgers draft as potential solution to data privacy, security concerns

A draft data privacy and security bill from the leaders of the House and Senate commerce committees represents a potential solution to longstanding concerns about America’s lack of a federal privacy standard, according to Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), who chairs a Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety and data security.

“We're at a pivotal moment in the age of technologies that rely on increasing amounts of consumer data,” Hickenlooper said in opening remarks at a Wednesday subcommittee...