https://www.wired.com/story/congress-privacy-bill-copra/

After months of stalled bipartisan negotiations over how the federal government should protect consumers’ private data, Senate Democrats decided to go it alone this month. On Tuesday, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) introduced the Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act, or COPRA, which would set up a sort of privacy bill of rights for Americans while providing some stronger mechanisms of enforcement.

The bill follows last week’s unveiling by Democratic leaders, including Cantwell, of a new set of “privacy principles” they say should form the foundation for any privacy or data-security legislation that comes out of Congress. These principles focus on establishing guardrails and accountability for businesses, while also protecting consumers and competition. And some key Republicans don’t consider that a helpful move.