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House to tackle data privacy in renewed federal effort |
The debate around the lack of a comprehensive federal data privacy law, an issue that unified House members last Congress, will be in the spotlight Wednesday during a House Energy and Commerce hearing. |
Lawmakers will hear from a panel of experts including Alexandra Givens, president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology; Graham Mudd, co-founder and chief product officer at Anonym; and Jessica Rich, of counsel and senior policy adviser for consumer protection at Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP. Last year, the committee advanced the American Data Privacy Protection Act (ADPPA) with broad bipartisan support. However, there were lingering concerns about the proposal — especially among California Democrats who said they were worried about the bill undermining California's state privacy law. ADPPA aims to create a national standard on data privacy, as opposed to a patchwork of state laws. Industry leaders have said the varying state laws would make it difficult for companies to comply, especially for smaller firms. For Republicans, a bill that would preempt state laws on the issue is a key priority and has been a point of contention in pushing the legislation forward. The previous data privacy bill ultimately did not move beyond the committee level in the House. And in the Senate, Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) did not support a companion bill, effectively limiting the chance of the bill making it out of Congress. We'll be tuned into tomorrow's hearing to see where lawmakers are focusing their priorities on privacy this year — and any potential changes to ADPPA or other legislation that emerges. |
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has urged Congress to not pass proposed legislation that would impose a ban on TikTok in the U.S., despite potential security concerns surrounding the social media platform. In a letter sent to the offices of Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas.) and Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the nonprofit organization wrote that the legislation would violate "the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans … |
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| Officials in Beijing have called out their U.S. counterparts for imposing bans on the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok within their government due to security concerns. During a press briefing on Tuesday, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning said that the latest TikTok ban shows how the U.S. has been abusing its "state power" to suppress foreign companies. Ning added that the U.S. needs … |
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Twitter’s latest layoffs included a manager who had tweeted a photo of herself sleeping on an office floor last year as she put in long hours on a project. Esther Crawford, the chief executive of Twitter Payments, retweeted a photo of herself last year sleeping in a sleeping bag in the office with the caption, “When your team is pushing round the clock to make deadlines sometimes you #SleepWhereYouWork.” Platformer’s … |
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced Monday it is financing an organization called Take It Down that will help minors prevent intimate photos of themselves from spreading online, Tech Crunch reports. |
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Plant pathologist Karen Garrett, a professor at the University of Florida, says growers could benefit from using AI tools to identify pest infestations and diseases in crops before it's too late. (FastCompany) |
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- The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on data privacy Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET.
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Elizabeth Holmes has 2nd child as she tries to avoid prison |
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is citing her recently born child as another reason she should be allowed to delay the start of a more than 11-year prison sentence while her lawyers appeal her conviction for duping investors about the capabilities of her failed company’s … |
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The man credited with inventing the cellphone 50 years ago had only one concern then about the brick-sized device with a long antenna: Would it work? These days Martin Cooper frets like everybody else about his invention's impacts on society — from the loss of privacy to the … |
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