WASHINGTON (April 8, 2024) – U.S. lawmakers have announced a bipartisan proposal that would give consumers broad rights to control how tech companies use their personal data. According to The Washington Post, it marks a milestone in the congressional debate over data privacy. The measure, called the American Privacy Rights Act, would set a national baseline for how a broad range of companies, like Meta and Google, can collect, use and transfer data on the internet.
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Law
Daniel Solove is the Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the George Washington University Law School. He is the co-director of the GW Center for Law & Technology, and is the director of the Privacy and Technology Law Program. He is also the founder of TeachPrivacy, a privacy and cybersecurity training company. Solove is one of the leading experts in privacy law, as the most-cited legal scholar in the law and technology field.
Mary Anne Franks is the Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Civil Rights Law at the George Washington University Law School. Franks is an international expert on the intersection of civil rights, free speech, and technology. Dr. Franks is the President and Legislative & Tech Policy Director of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating online abuse and discrimination. In 2013, she drafted the first model criminal statute on nonconsensual pornography (“revenge porn”), and is an author of the “Shield Act”
Congress
Casey Burgat, Legislative Affairs Program Director and Associate Professor at GW’s School of Political Management is an expert on Congressional capacity and reform. Burgat co-authored Congress Explained: Representation and Lawmaking in the First Branch.
Sarah Binder is a professor of political science. Binder's work focuses on the politics of legislative institutions, including their origins, development and impact on policy outcomes. Her areas of expertise include Congress, Legislative politics, American political economy, and political parties.
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