> The U.S. yet yet to pass even a basic internet-era privacy law — or regulate data brokers. And while there’s a lot of misdirection and pretense to the contrar

> The U.S. yet yet to pass even a basic internet-era privacy law — or regulate data brokers. And while there’s a lot of misdirection and pretense to the contrary, the primary reason is (1) because the U.S. government is too corrupt; and (2) because the U.S. government really enjoys being able to purchase massive amounts of sensitive citizen data from data brokers without having to get a pesky warrant. No, this is false. There exists, today, a bipartisan proposal for a basic Internet-era privacy law called the American Privacy Rights Act. As Techdirt has covered in the past, advocacy groups like the EFF don't think it should be passed as is, but it's advancing along in the process and may well end up being passed after some amendments. (Of course, while this information is critical to anyone who cares about internet privacy in the US, it would have made the article less effective as ragebait. Which is why the author didn't include it.) https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/committee-chairs-rodgers-cantwell-unveil-historic-draft-comprehensive-data-privacy-legislation https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/committee-chairs-rodg... https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/23/any-privacy-law-is-going-to-require-some-compromise-is-apra-the-right-set-of-tradeoffs/ https://www.techdirt.com/2024/04/23/any-privacy-law-is-going... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/americans-deserve-more-current-american-privacy-rights-act https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/americans-deserve-more...