ITI Responds to Progress on Federal Privacy Bill, Highlights Issues to be Addressed
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI issued the following statement from its Senior Vice President of Policy and General Counsel John Miller after the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee’s markup of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (opens in a new tab):
“The technology sector is encouraged by the progress Congress has made to enact comprehensive federal privacy legislation and appreciates that the latest version of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act improves upon earlier drafts in certain areas. However, more work needs to be done to improve provisions regarding the regulation of algorithms and targeted advertising, and to further clarify the responsibilities of service providers before the bill advances further. While the bill as written provides meaningful privacy protections to American consumers, progress on privacy should not come at the expense of undermining innovation in artificial intelligence and potentially threatening national competitiveness. ITI looks forward to continuing to constructively engage with policymakers as the bill progresses.”
Last month, Miller provided (opens in a new tab) the global tech industry’s perspective on the draft American Data Privacy and Protection Act in testimony before the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce (opens in a new tab). In 2019, ITI published the Framework to Advance Interoperable Rules (FAIR) on Privacy, (opens in a new tab) legislative roadmap that advances the privacy rights of consumers and defines the responsibilities of companies in using personal data while supporting innovation.
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