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James P. Steyer Virginia is poised to become the second state in the nation to pass a broad consumer privacy bill. Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act has passed through the General Assembly and the governor is expected to sign it any day. The bill’s patron insists the law will give individuals control over their digital data, restoring trust in technologies and data-driven companies that have been irresponsible with people’s privacy. It’s a noble aim, but efforts to regulate how companies collect and use data is notoriously complicated. Common Sense was on...

No unanimity: Ecommerce policy may be dropped SECTIONS Share Synopsis The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the nodal body for the policy, had held the consultation. Various ministries had raised concerns over the role and reach of the regulator, provisions relating to consumer data protection in the policy, overlaps with other legislation and categories of data that require mirroring. Agencies The draft policy provides for regulations on issues such as security, law and order, law enforcement, taxation and safety of individuals NEW DELHI: India may drop the pro...