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Surprise! The Latest ‘Comprehensive’ US Privacy Bill Is Doomed
Gutted of civil rights protections by Democrats to woo pro-business Republicans, the American Privacy Rights Act was pulled from a key congressional hearing—and appears unlikely to receive a full vote.
The most recent version of the ARPA noticeably excluded language designed to grant users the power to opt-out before companies could use algorithms to “facilitate a consequential decision” using an individual’s personal data. For instance, users would be able to opt out of algorithmic decisionmaking only if doing so wasn’t “prohibitively costly” or “demonstrably impracticable due to technological limitations.” Similarly, companies could have limited the public’s knowledge about the results of any audits by simply hiring an independent assessor to complete the task rather than doing so internally. In a statement after Thursday’s cancellation, the E&C’s ranking Democrat, Frank Pallone, Jr., blasted GOP leaders for interfering with the committee’s process while at the same time extending his gratitude to the committtee’s Republican chair, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, lauding her dedication to “giving Americans back control of their data.”
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