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“Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act” (DATA Privacy Act) (S. 583)

Last week, we spent a bit of time looking at the “Privacy Bill of Rights Act” (S. 1214), the only bill to get an A in the Electronic Privacy Information Center’s report on privacy bills, and likely outside the realm of the politically possible at present. This week, we will examine Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s … Continue reading “Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act” (DATA Privacy Act) (S. 583) →

Spotlight: A Privacy Bill A Week: “Privacy Bill of Rights” (S. 1214)

Last week, we delved into the “Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019” (S. 189), but this week we will look at a bill that probably exceeds bounds of the politically possible: Senator Ed Markey's (D-MA) “Privacy Bill of Rights Act” (S. 1214), the only bill to get an A in the … Continue reading Spotlight: A Privacy Bill A Week: “Privacy Bill of Rights” (S. 1214) →

Spotlight: A Privacy Bill A Week: the “Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019”

Last week, we dove into the “Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019” (BROWSER Act) (S. 1116). This week, we’ll look at another bipartisan Senate bill but one sponsored by a contestant for the Democratic nomination: Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). She introduced the “Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights … Continue reading Spotlight: A Privacy Bill A Week: the “Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019” →