Authors of the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act released an amended version of the bill ahead of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s July 20 markup session. Notable updates include changing the private right of action’s effective date from four years to two years post-adoption, enforcement tweaks related to the authority of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the California Privacy Protection Agency, and technical changes to the definitions for “covered entity” and “service provider.” Committee members also offered several additional amendments ahead of the markup. Full Story
Author: Andrew Barnish
Since its inception in 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has faced mounting criticism for failing to control Big Tech’s data-hungry practices, reports Politico staff writer, Vincent Manancourt. Despite the billion-plus euros in GDPR fines that have already been levied against the likes of Amazon and WhatsApp, activists are concerned that the data industry has “learned to live with these penalties without actually changing practices.” Full Story
Lina Khan is about to begin her second year in office as U.S. Federal Trade Commission chair and her focus will likely extend beyond antitrust and competition issues, Protocol reports. Khan said she is looking at behavioral advertising, which “creates a certain set of incentives that are not always aligned with people’s privacy protections,” limiting certain types of data collection and banning on discriminatory data use. Full Story