The August recess is quickly approaching, and the window for Congress to pass an online privacy bill is slipping away
Congress is running out of time to clamp down on the tech industry’s handling of online privacy, despite the bipartisan outrage at Silicon Valley that followed the 2016 election and a cascade of data scandals at companies like Facebook.
Members of both parties also saw a need to have an American answer to the tough European Union privacy rules that took effect last year, which so far are the world’s strictest standards governing companies’ handling of consumer data. Democrats won’t cave on the issue, predicted Alastair Mactaggart, the driving force behind California's privacy law, who has been making the rounds on Capitol Hill.
“We’re pretty much working on our own,” said Senate Commerce Chairman Roger Wicker , whose panel is one of three — along with Judiciary and Banking — that have staked claim to aspects of the privacy debate.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Budweiser’s IPO swagger turns into a drunk stumbleAB InBev delayed pricing a $9.8 bln listing of its Asia unit, hinting at poor demand for the year’s biggest float. Boss Carlos Brito and his bankers didn’t leave room for manoeuvre, setting a punchy price range and shunning cornerstone investors. The result is an early hangover.
Leer más »
Amazon Prime Day could be the 'record-breaking event' to boost consumer stocks next weekAmazon's annual sales event will not only break its own records, but send the rest of the consumer discretionary group higher, says CFRA's Todd Rosenbluth.
Leer más »
Treasury could run out cash in early September, urges Congress to raise debt ceiling before recessThe Treasury Department said it could run out of cash in two months, asking Congress to increase the debt ceiling before lawmakers leave for a six-week recess.
Leer más »
Migrant detention center inspector tells Congress 'hellholes' are traumatizing children on purpose'Never before have we learned of 700 children being detained in a facility built for 104 or 106 adults. Never before have we had to directly intervene to get critically ill babies admitted to the hospital.'
Leer más »
'World should know,' migrant tells U.S. Congress of toddler's deathA Guatemalan asylum seeker left some members of a U.S. House panel visibly shake...
Leer más »
Mnuchin urges Congress to raise debt ceiling before August recessTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is urging Congress to raise the debt ceiling before leaving for summer recess
Leer más »