United States of America: Attorneys General of 17 states issued a joint letter to Congress on federal government access to personal data for surveillance

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Attorneys General of 17 states issued a joint letter to Congress on federal government access to personal data for surveillance

On 24 March 2026, the Attorneys General of 17 US states, including California, Minnesota, New Jersey and Connecticut, issued a joint letter to Congress on federal government access to data for surveillance. The letter urged Congress to devise legisl…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Government access to data
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, platform intermediary: other, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-03-12
under deliberation

On 12 March 2026, the Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2026 was introduced to the House of Rep…

2026-03-24
under deliberation

On 24 March 2026, the Attorneys General of 17 US states, including California, Minnesota, New Jerse…