Anatomy of Lobbying FOR and AGAINST Data Privacy Legislation – InfoHive

After passing firs tin the nationa data privacy protection, to a GDPR level, here’s a roadmap of the supporters and opponents :

Against/Changing the state level GDPR-like standards:
- California Chamber of Commerce
  - $2.2 million coalition that tried to scuttle the ballot initiative
  - $1.6 million in lobbying
- tech-backed Internet Association
  - $200,000 on lobbying
For the state level GDPR-standards:
- Common Sense Media
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Consumer advocates

Why does this matter? Other states are following suit- New Mexico, Massachusetts