Government protection law focuses on the rights of individuals to safeguard themselves from government actions www.mcalisterhallam.com/2023/06/07/government-protection-law that violate those rights. Examples include equal protection, privacy and civil liberties laws.
When consumers feel that a private company has violated their consumer protection rights or rights, they may contact the state attorney general or another agency to file a civil lawsuit against the company. If the violations are serious, federal agencies (such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission or the Food and Drug Administration) can also bring a lawsuit against the violating company.
Many states have consumer protection laws, but federal legislation is not in place. For example, while Europe has an extensive regulation on data protection called the General Data Protection Regulation that requires companies to obtain permissions before using personal information and gives consumers the right to control and access their data however, the United States only has a patchwork of laws with acronyms such as HIPAA, FCRA, GLBA, FERPA and ECPA.
The APRA will place the needs and rights of consumers over the rights of private companies and will allow consumers to sue. A new Maryland law would also prohibit the sale of personal data and mandate data minimization to ensure privacy.
Equal protection laws guarantee that a state treats its citizens equally and does not discriminate due to differences which are irrelevant to a legitimate goal of the government. For instance the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection at work prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of their race or ethnicity.
