States and Cities Turn Away From Federal Tech Policy

Government Technology: When it comes to setting up a federal privacy standard that overrides state and local privacy laws, New York City just told the Trump administration “thanks, but no thanks.”

In a new filing, New York City — like the state of California — informed the federal government it will draft and pass its own Internet privacy law regardless of any standards set by Washington, throwing cold water on the feds’ efforts to arrive at a national consensus for federal tech policy.

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