{"id":51222,"date":"2022-06-15T03:23:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T03:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/congress-might-finally-have-a-deal-on-data-privacy\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T03:23:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T03:23:12","slug":"congress-might-finally-have-a-deal-on-data-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/congress-might-finally-have-a-deal-on-data-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress might finally have a deal on data privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For decades, lawmakers have pushed for a comprehensive federal law protecting user data – but it has never survived the chaos of a deeply divided Congress. But on Tuesday, the Energy and Commerce Committee held its first hearing to discuss a new proposal lawmakers believe could actually cross the finish line. <\/p>\n

Called the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, the proposal marks a major step forward in congressional data privacy negotiations. For years now, any measure that would set a national standard for user data protections has fallen short of final approval due to partisan disagreements. From Republicans withholding their support for bills allowing states – like California – to roll out their own rules to Democrats demanding a private right of action, discussions failed time and time again.<\/p>\n

But lawmakers on both sides of the aisle made clear on Tuesday that they’re the closest they’ve ever been to passing a comprehensive privacy bill. \u201cThis is the closest we’ve come to establishing a national standard – a standard that many have said for a long time is urgently needed,\u201d Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) said during Tuesday’s hearing.<\/p>\n

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