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A US bill takes aim at protecting Americans’ data privacy.
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and House Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Oregon) announced a new, national data privacy bill called The American Privacy Rights Act (PDF) today.
According to their release, the bill would, among other things, “require affirmative express consent sensitive data can be transferred to a third party.” The two were behind a since-stalled version of the bill back in 2022.
Committee Chairs Rodgers, Cantwell Unveil Historic Draft Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation
[House Committee on Energy and Commerce]
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