Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security used a hearing with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen to lament the need for Congress to act on federal privacy legislation, The Wall Street Journal reports. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., explicitly called for the drafting of a comprehensive privacy law during the hearing while characterizing Haugen as "the catalyst for that action." Haugen added that simply updating existing U.S. privacy laws "will not be sufficient."
Facebook whistleblower's revelations boost federal privacy law chatter
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