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Online privacy bill easily passed by US House panel

By Diane Bartz

Jun 24 2022 6:55AM

Doubts remain about whether it will become law.

Online privacy bill easily passed by US House panel

A US House of Representatives panel passed a bipartisan online privacy bill on Thursday that aims to limit the collection of personal data, though doubts remain as to whether it will become law. The bill would require companies like Alphabet's Google and Meta's Facebook, along with a ...

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