Meet the 9 U.S. Lawmakers Who Will Impact Tech Regulation in 2019

Like it or not, data privacy legislation is coming down the pike

Big Tech has spent years—and millions of lobbying dollars—avoiding the regulatory radar of Capitol Hill. No longer. Amid investigations into data breaches, misinformation campaigns, hate speech and allegations of bias against conservatives, the lucrative advertising-fueled business models of companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter have come under the regulatory microscope.

California and Vermont, for example, passed comprehensive data privacy laws in 2018. Those initiatives prompted the Association of National Advertisers to ask the Federal Trade Commission to spearhead federal changes before states fragment data privacy laws even more.

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