Google’s Pichai calls for federal privacy legislation over patchwork of state laws

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Washington has discussed, but not passed, privacy legislation.

Pichai said Europe’s privacy law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, is a useful model for the US in considering legislation to protect personal data. The 3-year-old law governs how and what companies can do with data they collect on residents of the EU.

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