US draft bill moots locking up execs who lie about privacy violations

US draft bill moots locking up execs who lie about privacy violations

5 years ago
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/05/us_senator_wyden_privacy_bill/

Company bosses could be thrown in jail for up to 20 years if they aren't straight with US regulators about privacy violations under a law drafted by senator Ron Wyden.

The Democrat has proposed a new privacy bill for the US, with the short title of the Consumer Data Protection Act (PDF), which aims to address the hole in national rules.