Key Points
- The Online Privacy Act was introduced
in the House of Representatives. If passed, it would establish
individual privacy rights related to personal information.
- The Filter Bubble Transparency Act
was introduced in the Senate. If passed, greater transparency will
be required for platforms that collect data from more than one
million users and earn more than $50 million in revenue.
On Tuesday, November 5, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a senior member
of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Zoe Lofgren
(D-CA), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee,
introduced the Online Privacy Act (see section-by-section
summary here). The bill, previously unveiled as a
draft in June (see prior alert here), would establish individual rights
related to the privacy of personal information, as well as privacy
and security requirements, and establish a separate agency to
enforce these rights.
