Privacy Policy and the Biden Presidency: A Promising Outlook? A confluence of social and political pressures is making a comprehensive federal privacy law seem inevitable. The incoming Biden administration could help ensure legislation heads in the right direction. President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at a campaign event in November. Shutterstock/Christos S In the Biden era, could we finally see the passage of a federal privacy law? So far, the indicators look good. Americans' interest in expanded privacy rights is bipartisan, enthusiastic and growing, and the expectation that both states and the federal government will be responsive to this interest is at an all-time high.