House Commerce to Mark Up Latest Draft Privacy Bill Thursday
The House Commerce Committee will mark up an updated draft of the American Privacy Rights Act on Thursday, the office for Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., confirmed Friday, as expected (see 2406140036). Ranking member Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and several members…
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have sought changes to the bill, particularly on children’s privacy. The latest draft includes a new section with language from the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act 2.0, a change the bill sponsors, Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., and Tim Walberg, R-Mich., have sought. The new draft includes updated definitions related to contextual and targeted advertising. Absent from the latest draft is a section about civil rights and algorithms that was included in the original draft proposal.