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Data Privacy

BSA members are committed to protecting the privacy and security of consumers’ data.

Our members create the business-to-business products that help companies across the economy innovate and grow. As a result, privacy and security are a core part of BSA members’ operations.

BSA supports a single, clear set of strong federal standards for consumer data privacy in the United States and encourages interoperable privacy safeguards around the world. Privacy laws must also support the free flow of data across international borders, to ensure consumers and businesses worldwide can access leading technologies.

With these considerations in mind, BSA developed Global Privacy Priorities as a guide for policymakers as they draft new privacy legislation or update existing privacy laws. BSA supports modernizing data policies so they are clear, effective, and predictable for individuals, businesses, and governments. BSA’s Global Privacy Priorities recognize key elements of strong privacy and data protection laws that support these goals.

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BSA Global Privacy Priorities

JAN 26, 2026 | GLOBAL

BSA’s Global Privacy Priorities recognize key elements of strong privacy and data protection laws.

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Controllers and Processors: A Longstanding Distinction in Privacy

APR 02, 2025 | GLOBAL

This document explains the history of the controller/processor distinction and demonstrates how widely that distinction has been adopted in global privacy laws.

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US: Models of State Privacy Legislation

US: 2026 Models of State Privacy Legislation

MAY 29, 2026 | US

Twenty-two states have enacted comprehensive consumer privacy laws that create new rights for consumers, impose obligations on businesses that handle consumers’ personal data, and create new mechanisms to enforce those laws. Twenty-one of those states adopt the same basic structural model to protect consumer privacy. Some of those states have added greater substantive protections to that basic structural model while other states have adapted the same model to create narrower substantive protections, as reflected in the chart below. In contrast, California adopted a legislative model that creates a new state privacy agency charged with issuing regulations on more than 20 topics, including on issues addressed by statute in other states.

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US: Federal Privacy Legislation Can Build on State Privacy Laws

US: Federal Privacy Legislation Can Build on State Privacy Laws

MAY 29, 2026 | US

Twenty-two states have enacted their own privacy laws, but there remains no uniform federal law to safeguard consumers’ personal data nationwide. A federal privacy law would bring consistency to existing protections, create broad and long-lasting privacy safeguards for consumers, and advance US leadership.

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Data Minimization in State Privacy Laws

MAR 03, 2025 | US

Data minimization requirements are an increasing focus of privacy laws around the world, including state privacy laws in the US.

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Strengthening Transatlantic Data Flows

AUG 17, 2023 | US

Companies of all sizes and in all industries need to move data across the Atlantic to reach customers, manage supply chains, collaborate on research, and improve the services they provide to businesses and individuals. 

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THE LATEST POLICY NEWS

APR 14, 2026 | GLOBAL | US | ASIA PACIFIC | EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

WASHINGTON – The Business Software Alliance (BSA) honored eight policymakers from around the world with its 2026 “Digital Diplomacy Champions” award in recognition of their excellence in advancing constructive tech policies and working internationally on digital policy. Read more

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