Democratic senator says tech companies should offer ‘privacy-friendly’ versions

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Democrat Sen. Wyden said Thursday that he was introducing legislation that would require tech companies such as Facebook and Google to offer privacy-friendly versions that don’t have targeted ads or other kinds of tracking.

Facebook has previouslyWyden’s legislation is the latest sign that large tech companies face a growing backlash within Congress as well as in the Trump administration because of their influence over privacy, the economy, elections and everyday life.

The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are investigating the companies for possible antitrust violations, and other lawmakers including Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., haveExecutives from Google and Reddit were on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, about a 1996 federal law that shields internet companies from most legal claims, such as defamation lawsuits, that they might otherwise face for publishing material from third parties.of his legislation nearly a year ago, and he has used the time since to gather feedback and make changes.

 

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When is Google and Facebook A private corporAtion and when are they a Public UTILITY This note UTILITY PUBLiC for All debts public And private incurred internally IS LEGA-L TENDER UTiLIT---Y PUB-LiC UTILITY CONSTiTUTioN Cons tit to be utilized better?

The data belongs to users, it would be much better to transfer it out of FB and into an independent data trust.

It’s something, if you trust Facebook and Google.

But how will they know that I am interested in cats and cat related supplies?

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