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There’s clearly an appetite for a data privacy law, now Congress just needs to pass a good one
Analysis
A new poll has found that there is massive support for Congress to finally get its act together and pass a federal data privacy law.
Morning Consult and Politico recently found that 56% of registered voters either “strongly” supported or “somewhat” supported the passing of a law that would “make it illegal for social media companies to use algorithms to determine the content users see based on personal data social media companies have collected from them.”
The poll also found that support for such a law was bipartisan, with 62% of Democrats, 54% of Republicans, and 50% of independents indicating their support.
Such widespread support can also be seen in some recent real world action. A week before the results of the poll came out, a coalition of public interest and advocacy groups delivered more than 24,000…
