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New Online Privacy Protection Plan Revealed | The Gestalt IT Rundown: April 10, 2024
In a historic move, key federal lawmakers, including Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers unveiled a sweeping proposal aimed at granting consumers extensive rights to manage the use of their personal data by tech giants like Google, Meta, and TikTok. The proposed legislation, titled the American Privacy Rights Act, establishes a national baseline for data collection, usage, and transfer on the internet, allowing users to opt out of certain practices such as targeted advertising. The bipartisan agreement also…
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