The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) oppose the Trump administration’s recent attempts to overturn Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) protections for users of payment apps, putting their privacy at risk, EPIC said Monday.
The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on advancing Mark Meador’s FTC nomination on March 12, Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced Wednesday (see 2503030044). Michael Kratsios’ nomination for Office of Science and Technology Policy director is also on the agenda.
The Senate Banking Committee voted along party lines Wednesday to advance Consumer Financial Protection Bureau nominee Jonathan McKernan to the Senate floor (see 2503040058).
A coalition of 21 Republican attorneys general in a letter Thursday called on Congress to ban Chinese-based AI platform DeepSeek by passing the No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act (HR-1121), citing national security risks.
A deepfake porn bill gaining congressional momentum poses encryption-related privacy issues, policy groups said Wednesday.
Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, on Thursday introduced legislation that would repeal several statutory requirements for reporting personal financial data.
Legislation introduced by Republicans on Wednesday would require pornography websites to verify age, a concept that has drawn objections from privacy advocates.
The FTC is bound by federal law to protect business and consumer data in investigations, FTC nominee Mark Meador said Tuesday.
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a confirmation hearing Feb. 25 for FTC nominee Mark Meador and Office of Science and Technology Policy nominee Michael Kratsios, Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced Tuesday.