ALI Data Privacy: Overview and Black Letter Text

ABSTRACT

In this Article, the Reporters for the American Law Institute Principles of Law, Data Privacy provide an overview of the project as well as the text of its black letter. The Principles aim to provide a blueprint for policymakers to regulate privacy comprehensively and effectively.

The Principles propose comprehensive privacy principles for legislation that are consistent with key foundations in the U.S. approach to privacy but also better align the United States with the EU. Additionally, the Principles breathe new life into the moribund and oft-criticized U.S. notice- and-choice approach, which has remained firmly rooted in U.S. law. Drawing from a vast array of privacy laws and frameworks, and with a balance of innovation, practicality, and compromise, the Principles aim to guide policymakers in advancing U.S. privacy law.

About the Author

Daniel Solove is the John Marshall Harlan Research Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School. Paul Schwartz is the Jefferson E. Peyser Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law, and a Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.

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