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The proposed regulation imposes a series of restrictions on how American entities can sell “bulk” sensitive data across six categories.
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Business groups and civil rights activists have raised objections to the latest version of the legislation, due for committee consideration Thursday.
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Even as the legislation advanced through a key subcommittee, members from both parties raised concerns with the measure, indicating that it faces an uncertain road toward passage and may still be significantly altered.
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But it falls short on a very key point, says a lawmaker who has been heavily scrutinizing spy agency purchase of commercial bulk data.
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The FCC said T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon sold customers’ location data and outsourced user consent requirements.
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Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction.
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The bill’s passage was cheered by privacy advocates, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate and with the White House.
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Experts say the American Privacy Rights Act is a good first step but that more can be done to protect consumers from the sale of their personal data.
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A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue.
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The order aims to bar the sale of large datasets containing sensitive data to six countries of concern.
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