As more states enact their own privacy regulations in the absence of a comprehensive federal law, compliance costs and complexity will increase for businesses while data protections remain inconsistent across the country. In this presentation, Mike Pedrick, a cybersecurity veteran with a nuanced understanding and significant experience in data privacy, will: Provide an overview of current state privacy laws and their key components, noting the wide variations between states. Explain common themes across laws, such as consumer data access rights. Discuss unique features of certain state laws. Explore what all of these state privacy laws are missing. Delve into why federal legislation is essential to provide uniform protections for consumers while reducing complexity for organizations. The current system lacks critical components around algorithmic transparency and responsible government use of data. Attendees will leave the presentation with a clearer understanding of the current data privacy regulation landscape as well as ways they can navigate the legal complexities while advocating for more universal standards.