Privacy experts and advocates discuss the uncertainty of the Obama administration’s “privacy bill of rights” under a potential Romney presidency in a BNA Bloomberg report. Romney representatives have said the candidate may be open to reviewing the proposed plan. Consumer Watchdog’s John Simpson said Romney is “an advocate of less regulation on business, so I don’t see much hope that he would be concerned about privacy.” Hogan Lovells Partner Christopher Wolf said that “one can expect that the current executive branch initiatives to improve consumer privacy will not continue in a Romney administration.” A Romney spokeswoman said, as president, Romney “will review the regulatory regime to ensure that strong and transparent protections are in place.”
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