US Data Protection Law: Past, Present, and Future

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Presented at TechnoSecurity&DigitalForensics 2019 by

Natalie Wilson

US Data Protection law is highly complex and fragmented. How did we get here, how does this structure affect operations and compliance, and what does the future hold? The session will discuss the present state of US Data Protection including how and why our current system of data protection is highly fragmented by industry and jurisdiction. It will highlight some of the challenges this presents to business in terms of compliance, from both an operational perspective and a legal/regulatory perspective. Next, there will be a brief overview of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation to contrast to the present state of US law. Finally, this session will gaze into the future, summarizing various state data protection laws that are under consideration and also covering the status of multiple proposals for a federal data protection law and the reactions to those proposals.