Tech and other business groups cite key privacy bill shortcoming in letter to House committee

Major technology and other business groups say the American Privacy Rights Act, a leading legislative proposal advancing in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, must be revised to fully pre-empt state privacy laws to gain their support.

The APRA draft includes language on algorithm impact assessments and other artificial intelligence issues, along with core pieces on consumer data protections and rights. It is based on a compromise announced in April by House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)...