The data-privacy bill passed Wednesday, the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act, H.R. 7520, is highly targeted: It prevents any companies considered data brokers — third-party buyers and sellers of personal information — from selling that information to China, Russia or other “foreign adversaries.”

The data law passed the House on Wednesday, 414-0

  • Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Imagine a landmark privacy bill that’s basically the US screaming “Only we’re allowed to harvest our citizens private information” and then imagine being expected to be happy about it.