Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) have drafted the American Privacy Rights Act, which allows consumers to opt out of data collection and sue companies for non-compliance. The legislation aims to give consumers control over their data and increase transparency in data collection practices.
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined forces with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the chairwoman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, in drafting the American Privacy Rights Act . The draft allows consumers to opt out of data collection or even edit or delete their data.
Companies will be required to become more transparent about their data collection practices in order for consumers to decide what to do with their data. Consumers will be able to sue companies if they do not comply. Notably, all consumers will be considered equals, with no extra protections for minors, although they will have the same ability to protect their own data. This will also only apply to large companies, which the legislation defines as a company that makes more than $40 million a year. However, should a small company sell data to a large company, that transaction will fall under these protections. “This landmark legislation gives Americans the right to control where their information goes and who can sell it. It reins in Big Tech by prohibiting them from tracking, predicting, and manipulating people’s behaviors for profit without their knowledge and consent,” Rodgers said in a statement. “Americans overwhelmingly want these rights, and they are looking to us, their elected representatives, to ac
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