A key Republican lawmaker is pushing for language in legislation to protect children’s privacy online that would thwart the bill’s sponsors push to pass it before the year ends.
Pressure is ramping up on lawmakers to pass privacy protections after decades of failed efforts. Protecting children online is popular among members of both sides of the aisle and has White House backing, yet legislation aimed at doing that faces significant hurdles.
Congressional staff is working this weekend to negotiate the inclusion of privacy provisions in a government spending bill. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation ranking member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is ...
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