By Jennifer Archie and Rebekah Lewis

The Obama Administration has unveiled a 50-page blueprint for consumer data privacy, including a recommendation for a federally legislated and FTC-enforced Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. While it would not alter existing laws, the legislation would extend privacy protections to unregulated sectors and preempt conflicting state law. The Administration’s framework also recommends a national standard for security breach notifications.

The report proposes an immediate “multistakeholder process” to develop enforceable codes of conduct, and embraces…