WASHINGTON – Washington state Sen. Maria Cantwell and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers have authored a bill that would limit the collection of personal data by tech companies.
The bill would limit the consumer data that technology companies can collect. McMorris and Cantwell said this would “give Americans the power to prevent the sale of their personal information or force the deletion of their personal information.”
An agreement between Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, chair of the Commerce Committee, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Republican chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, allows individuals to control the use of their personal information. control and will require disclosure if data is transferred. against foreign enemies.
“This bipartisan, bicameral bill represents the best opportunity in decades to establish national data privacy and security standards that give people control over their personal information,” said Chairman Rogers and Chairman Cantwell. ” he said. “This landmark bill is the culmination of years of good faith efforts by the House and Senate.”
The measure would allow people to opt out of data processing if companies change their privacy policies. Requires “affirmative explicit consent before transferring sensitive data to third parties.”
The bill would also allow individuals to sue “bad actors who violate their privacy rights and recover damages if they are harmed,” and would allow “companies to use people's personal information to discriminate against them.” It said in a statement that it would prevent it.
The draft bill requires “an annual review of algorithms to ensure that individuals, including young people, are not exposed to harm, including discrimination.”
“This legislation strikes a meaningful balance on issues important to passing comprehensive data privacy legislation in Congress. Americans have the right to control their data, and we will We hope that our colleagues in the Senate will help us sign this bill into law,'' the chairs said.