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S. 4535 — To require transportation network companies to provide customers notice when a driver has a camera in their motor vehicle and provide customers an opportunity to opt out of riding in motor vehicles with cameras, and for other purposes.
June 13, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,165
S. 4535, also known as the “Safe and Private Rides Act,” aims to ensure that transportation network companies (such as those using apps to connect drivers to passengers) inform passengers if a driver has a camera in their vehicle. It requires these companies to notify passengers about any...
Simple Explanation
Transportation apps, like those used for ride-sharing, must tell people if a car has a camera inside and let them say, "No thanks," if they don't want to be recorded. This way, people can choose cars without cameras if they want privacy.
S. 3975 — To require companies to receive consent from consumers to having their data used to train an artificial intelligence system.
March 19, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,171
S. 3975 is a bill introduced in the United States Congress that requires companies to obtain consent from consumers if they want to use the consumers' data to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Companies must clearly explain how the data will be used, and consumers...
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S. 3975 is a rule that makes sure companies must ask people if it's okay to use their information to teach computers how to learn. If a person changes their mind, they can ask the company to stop using their info.
S. 4598 — To require any person that maintains an internet website or that sells or distributes a mobile application that is owned, wholly or partially, by a foreign adversary country, by a foreign adversary country-owned-entity, or by a non-state-owned entity located in a foreign adversary country, or that stores and maintains information collected from such website or application in a foreign adversary country, to disclose that fact to any individual who downloads or otherwise uses such website or application.
June 20, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:914
S. 4598 is a bill introduced to ensure transparency about the ownership and data storage of internet websites and mobile applications associated with foreign adversary countries. The bill requires anyone maintaining or distributing such platforms to disclose whether the...
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S. 4598 is a bill that says companies must tell people if their apps or websites are from countries the U.S. doesn't trust, or if they keep personal info in those countries, just like telling the truth about where their toys are made.
S. 5433 — To provide consumers with the right to delete their genomic data, and for other purposes.
December 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,600
S. 5433, titled the “Genomic Data Protection Act,” aims to give consumers the right to delete their genomic data collected by direct-to-consumer genomic testing companies. The bill requires these companies to establish procedures that allow consumers to access their genomic...
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The "Genomic Data Protection Act" lets people ask companies to delete their DNA information if they used them to get DNA tests. This means if you don't want them to keep your DNA stuff, you can tell them to erase it, and they have to let you know if things change.
H. R. 8301 — To require the Secretary of Labor to maintain a publicly available list of all employers that relocate a call center or contract call center work overseas, to make such companies ineligible for Federal grants or guaranteed loans, and to require disclosure of the physical location of business agents engaging in customer service communications, and for other purposes.
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May 08, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,754
H. R. 8301 aims to create a list of companies that move call center jobs out of the U.S. and make them ineligible for federal grants or loans for five years. The bill also requires businesses to let customers know the physical location of customer service agents and allows...
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H. R. 8301 is a plan to make a list of companies that move phone helper jobs to other countries, stop them from getting money help from the government for a few years, and make sure people know where the helpers are when they call for help.
H. R. 8818 — To provide Americans with foundational data privacy rights, create strong oversight mechanisms, and establish meaningful enforcement, and for other purposes.
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June 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:36,517
H.R. 8818, also known as the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024, establishes rights for Americans related to data privacy. It creates oversight mechanisms and enforces strong privacy protections, focusing on transparency, individual control over personal data, and...
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H.R. 8818, called the American Privacy Rights Act of 2024, is like a big rulebook that helps protect people's personal data and says companies have to ask for permission to use it, especially for kids, and makes sure everyone follows the same privacy rules all over the country. It also plans to use money from penalties to help people whose data was mishandled and teach others how to protect their data better.

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