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Lawmakers weigh competing Massachusetts privacy bills; data‑minimization and enforcement emerge as fault lines
Summary
A long hearing showcased competing state privacy proposals: comprehensive frameworks (H78/H80/S33/S45) and narrower bills; witnesses split over data‑minimization language, private rights of action and entity vs. data‑level exemptions.
Lawmakers and witnesses used a full committee hearing to press competing visions for a statewide data‑privacy framework, spotlighting sharp differences on data‑minimization, enforcement and exemptions.
The hearing included testimony for H78 (Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act) and H80 (a competing model), Senate s33 and s45, and other bills that would set state rules on collection, profiling, targeted advertising and the sale of sensitive data. Industry witnesses including TechNet and the State Privacy and Security Coalition urged an approach consistent with frameworks already adopted in other states to reduce compliance costs; consumer groups,…
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