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Pedestrians walk inside newly installed “bike rack” barricades outside the U.S. Capitol on March 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

How Congress can rein in data brokers

Know your customer rules are a first step to address the risks of sensitive data — including on U.S. military servicemembers — sold online.
The UK parliament amended a controversial surveillance clause in a sweeping online safety bill. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

US, UK strike data transfer agreement

The European Commission approved a similar data transfer agreement with the United States in July.
Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on April 21, 2021. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

FTC faces pressure from Twitter, Republicans over privacy investigation

A hearing to review FTC Chair Lina Khan's leadership turned into a debate over the commission's role overseeing Twitter's privacy practices.
During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., seen above in May 2020, asked asked if China could get the same information from data brokers as it could from a backdoor into TikTok. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Experts say Congress should do more to keep data brokers from exposing Americans’ private information

Lawmakers also raised concerns about how data brokers sell Americans' health data, including mental health and reproductive information.
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Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 21, 2021. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

FTC will explore new privacy rules to protect consumers from ‘hackers and data thieves’

Concerns about the commercial surveillance industry outlined in the agency's notice include poor data security for consumer information.
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