US House Committee provides ADPPA and Children's privacy update

09/05/2023 | US Government

The US House Committee on Energy and Commerce has published a transcript following its Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce's hearing on 27 April to discuss federal privacy legislation. The hearing was the sixth hearing addressing privacy and data security this year. 

In this latest update, Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers outlined how the proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) should be the "foundational piece" to protect children online.  

"The best and strongest way to ensure kids are safe online and prevent Big Tech from manipulating them is with a comprehensive national data privacy and security law," McMorris Rodgers said. 

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