SECURE Data Act Privacy Fight

The story has shifted from a general fight over federal preemption to a more specific debate over the SECURE Data Act’s enforcement mechanics and carveouts. The current version adds that the bill would rely on FTC/state AG enforcement, bar private lawsuits, and raise new concerns around data brokers, biometrics, and other sensitive-data rules.

The story is largely confirmed, but the current version adds clearer detail on the bill’s substantive limits and procedural exemptions, while identifying Hawaiʻi officials and the California Privacy Protection Agency as visible participants in the opposition landscape.