VT governor defends business against citizens – vetoes privacy bill
Bowing to business-interest pressure, Vermont Governor Phil Scott ensured his state wouldn’t be the 18th in the US to pass a privacy bill that was within inches of becoming an admirable, groundbreaking piece of legislation. Apparently, the prospect of Vermonters being able to sue large tech companies for misuse of private information was unacceptable to Scott, and the fact the bill passed in the state’s House and Senate was immaterial.