At the Senate Commerce Committee hearing last Wednesday, several Democratic senators argued that the national privacy law being pushed by the tech industry might just be used to override California’s strict new data law. Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii said that a weaker, "non-progressive"...
In a hearing by the US Senate Commerce Committee this week, Charter Communication’s senior VP of policy and external affairs Rachel Welch said that they are backing a legislation that would create an opt-in, uniform online privacy protection framework enforced by the Federal Trade Commission. The...
US tech and telecoms companies including Google, Amazon, Apple, AT&T and Charter Communications are reportedly preparing for a grilling session with the Senate Commerce Committee over their data practices this week. Committee Chairman John Thune said that “Consumers deserve clear answers and standards on data...