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House, Senate leaders nearing deal on landmark online privacy bill
The leaders of two key congressional committees are close to an agreement on a national framework to protect Americans’ personal data online.
The tentative deal is expected to broker a compromise between congressional Democrats and Republicans by preempting state data protection laws and creating a mechanism to let individuals sue companies that violate their privacy, the person said. But their expected deal would mark the first time the heads of the two powerful commerce committees, which oversee a broad swath of internet policy, have come to terms on a major consumer privacy bill. While lawmakers have long sought to pass a federal privacy law, their efforts have gained steam in recent years as scrutiny of tech companies’ data collection practices has soared in Washington.
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