Buckle Up: How Privacy Policy And Antitrust Enforcement Could Affect Automakers In 2023

In a January 11, 2023 op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, President Joe Biden urged "Democrats and Republicans to come together to pass strong bipartisan legislation to hold Big Tech accountable." He warned that the "risks Big Tech poses for ordinary Americans are clear. Big Tech companies collect huge amounts of data" about technology users, including "the places we go," and argued that "we need serious federal protections for Americans' privacy. That means clear limits on how companies can collect, use and share highly personal data," including location data.

Potential Privacy Rules—Legislation or Regulation?

With Republicans taking charge in the House of Representatives and Democrats retaining control of the Senate in the upcoming legislative term, it seems an inauspicious time for passage of comprehensive national privacy legislation. The American Data Privacy and Protection Act had broad bipartisan support and appeared to have momentum in Congress in