Apparently this isn't the first go-around for this; Davidson and Jacobs proposed something much weaker last year[0], though I can't tell if it made it to the final bill. Their amendment last year merely required law enforcement to disclose when they purchase user data from a third party, and only applied to the feds, not to state and local law enforcement.
It's a little hard to believe that Congress is in a better position to pass privacy-related legislation (regardless of what bill it's attached to) this year than it was last year.
But I'd love to be proven wrong! It seems even Breitbart is reporting on this year's proposed amendment in a more-or-less positive way. That's... something.
It's a little hard to believe that Congress is in a better position to pass privacy-related legislation (regardless of what bill it's attached to) this year than it was last year.
But I'd love to be proven wrong! It seems even Breitbart is reporting on this year's proposed amendment in a more-or-less positive way. That's... something.
[0] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/07/department-defense-sho...