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State AGs Wish to Enforce Federal Privacy Laws

The National Association of Attorney Generals (NAAG) have passed a resolution urging Congress to enact federal privacy legislation that can be enforced by state attorney generals. NAAG fell short of supporting preemption, a doctrine that allows individual states to supplement federal protections with stronger laws.

State Attorneys General Compromise on Privacy, The Standard, March 16, 2001.