1y ago

American Privacy Rights Act (APRA) passes House, headed to Senate. Overshadowed by TikTok ban but arguably much more important.

www.whitecase.com

Proposed American Privacy Rights Act seeks to establish a comprehensive national framework for data privacy | White & Case LLP

What others are saying about the APRA https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/4/what-others-are-saying#:~:text=This%20comprehensive%20draft%20legislation%20sets,right%20of%20action%20for%20individuals

Compares to EU GDPR rights https://tuta.com/blog/apra-is-americas-gdpr

EFF favorable on bill but say it should go further https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/americans-deserve-more-current-american-privacy-rights-act

Some opposition to bill but largely bipartisan https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/blogs/wilmerhale-privacy-and-cybersecurity-law/20240418-new-federal-privacy-bill-draft-hits-congress

Full pdf text of bill https://www.commerce.senate.gov/services/files/E7D2864C-64C3-49D3-BC1E-6AB41DE863F5

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I truly despise how I can't just assume that something does what it says it does on the title. Gotta read a separate article analyzing it or read it in full myself.
- Yeah, that's America for you. Even after reading it I'm still a little confused and distrustful. Everything that it's saying seems good and rational, so why on earth are any Republicans backing it? Have they been tricked into passing an actual good law that is broadly popular? Have they managed to sneak in some insane line promising Meta a right to my first-born's soul?
  
  I heard about it on a somewhat right-leaning youtube channel, China Uncensored - the host was surprised it was bipartisan as well. Honestly that channel has been the only reporting I've seen on it despite how important it is, and I wonder why Pres. Biden and Democrats in general aren't more vocal about the bill considering how widely popular it would be.
  Around 3:00 in this video if you want to see: https://youtu.be/RqaqGXI1KVY
  
  Meals for orphans bill (The meals will be made from other orphans).
  
  It's so close to the TikTok ban that they probably feel like both bills have the same aims.
It'll be interesting to see what privacy rights we Americans actually have, once it's goes into law.
It's a good article, breaks down a lot of the major points. But I still worry about the 'devil is in the details', and how it effects regular people day-to-day.
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- What does a license have to do with the topic?
  
  This cat has a link to the Creative Commons license at the bottom of all of his comments.
- It still has to go through the Senate and be signed, there will probably be significant changes before it has a chance to become law.
  
  If I understand the US system correctly, even if this does become law, its still up for interpretation by the supreme court, so it'll still likely favor Republican interests.
  
  It still has to go through the Senate and be signed, there will probably be significant changes before it has a chance to become law.
  For better, or for worse, will be the thing to keep an eye out for.
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I was able to find this clip on YouTube of the bills' sponsors talking about it on CNBC from before it passed the House. Otherwise practically no broadcast about this.
https://youtu.be/ALGdNWUYTuc

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