How Will The 2 New Proposed Privacy Bills Protect You?

After months of debate and political wrangling, online privacy legislation is now on the table with the introduction of two separate bills in the U.S. House. What are the bills, and how, or even will, they protect you, the Internet user?

After months of debate and political wrangling, online privacy legislation is now on the table with the introduction of two separate bills in the U.S. House. What are the bills, and how, or even will, they protect you, the Internet user?

The first piece of legislation to hit the House floor came on Thursday from Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) who reintroduced his own privacy bill from the previous congressional session. Rush’s legislation is focused on building federal standards around the ways personal data can be collected and used.

The bill, more specifically, would require advertising firms and Web companies to obtain users’ permission before sharing their personal information with third parties.

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