State AGs continue to have a strong interest in privacy, and
despite efforts on Capitol Hill to pass national legislation that
would, in many instances, preempt state privacy laws (particularly
data breach notice laws), there is no indication this interest will
let up any time soon.
AGs, privacy, and digital protection was the topic of a
multi-day conference of the National Association of Attorneys
General (NAAG) this past week in Biloxi, Mississippi. The
conference, titled "Protecting our Digital Lives:
New Challenges for Attorneys General," was
presided over by
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, this year's NAAG
President.
The sessions included a robust discussion of how AGs can and
should be involved in areas such as data hackings, data mining, and
IP theft. Counterfeiting and piracy were also
key areas in which AGs were urged to flex their muscles. The
AGs of Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana,
Mississippi, New Hampshire, Oregon,
