Get the latest tech news
A real privacy law? House lawmakers are optimistic this time
Last time, a popular bipartisan proposal failed to advance.
“With the American Privacy Rights Act, we are at a unique moment in history where we finally have the opportunity to imagine the internet as a force for prosperity and good,” Rodgers said at the start of the hearing. On the Senate side, Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) has already indicated potential areas of opposition to the proposal, saying in a statement after its release that he “cannot support any data privacy bill that empowers trial lawyers, strengthens Big Tech by imposing crushing new regulatory costs on upstart competitors or gives unprecedented power to the FTC to become referees of internet speech and DEI compliance.” The proposal would let individuals sue for alleged violations of their rights but also give companies a chance to correct mistakes. In an interview after the hearing, IDC subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) said she’s “very optimistic as of today.” She says that, this time, lawmakers are even more aware of the consequences of not passing privacy protections into law.
Or read this on The Verge
