Privacy Law’s Hidden Roadblock: Americans’ Beliefs

A big one is cost, with both lawmakers and the companies reluctant to pile new compliance costs for U.S. firms that have become drivers of the economy, said Ashley Johnson, a senior policy analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). The fact that we are a leader in this space is obviously very good for our country in many ways, but it has made regulation more difficult," Johnson told Axios. "It means that lawmakers have a lot more to consider when they're trying to reach a compromise on regulation."