All Maria Cantwell articles
-
Premium
Experts: APRA chances unlikely, more state privacy laws certain
The “American Privacy Rights Act” has steep hills to climb if it’s ever going to become law, but that’s no reason for businesses to delay their privacy tune-ups.
-
News Brief
Key lawmakers put forward bipartisan American Privacy Rights Act
A bipartisan consumer privacy bill released by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) would provide the broad, comprehensive protections businesses and Americans have called for, according to the lawmakers.
-
News Brief
Sens press telehealth firms on alleged sharing of patient data for ads
A bipartisan group of senators is leaning on three telehealth firms accused of tracking and sharing patients’ sensitive personal information with advertising platforms like Google and Facebook.
-
Article
Temper expectations on a U.S. federal privacy law in 2021
With the collapse of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield comes an opportunity for the United States to address its data protection shortcomings. Just don’t expect a quick fix, as a litany of issues remain.
-
Article
Republicans, Democrats spar over federal privacy bill
Republicans and Democrats have differing opinions on the rights and role of a federal privacy law, but both sides agreed at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday the time to act is now.
-
Article
Senate Dems propose ‘clear as a bell’ U.S. privacy law
Senate Democrats have proposed a new federal data privacy bill that seeks to empower consumers and support their civil rights in the digital economy.