Senate panel to hear from internet execs on privacy policies
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Senate panel Wednesday will consider ways to develop national rules governing how companies can use consumer data to target advertising and for other business purposes.
Executives of a half-dozen internet titans are due to appear before the Senate Commerce Committee to explain their privacy policies. Senior executives from AT&T, Amazon, Apple, Google, Twitter and Charter Communications are expected to testify at the hearing
Privacy scandals at Facebook and other companies have stoked outrage among users and politicians.
But the approach to privacy legislation being pondered by policymakers and pushed by the internet industry leans toward a relatively light government touch.
In April 2017, President Donald Trump scrapped Obama-era privacy rules that sought to limit how broadband providers like AT& T, Comcast and Verizon use and share customer data.
FILE – In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters after the Republican’s policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Trump administration is hoping Congress can come up with a new set of national rules governing how companies can use consumers’ data that finds a balance between “privacy and prosperity.” “Consumers deserve clear answers and standards on data privacy protection,” Thune, who heads the Commerce panel, said in a statement. By hearing from the companies, lawmakers will be able to assess “what Congress can do to promote clear privacy expectations without hurting innovation,” he said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
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