The United States lags behind much of the world in having yet to establish some sort of a data protection agency at the national level. Several attempts at federal data privacy standards have been floated in recent years, but failed to gather traction. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is taking another pass at the issue, but is the first to propose creating a data protection agency at the federal level with sweeping enforcement powers similar to those of counterparts in the European Union.
Source: CPO Magazine
