Is digital privacy about to become a basic right in the United States?

Federal lawmakers in the U.S. have proposed bipartisan legislation that, for the first time, “sets clear, national data privacy rights and protections for Americans,” according to CNN. The American Privacy Rights Act would enshrine digital privacy as a basic, enforceable right and aim to give citizens’ more control over their biometric data and overall digital identity.

Much like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the law would bring the U.S.’s current approach to data privacy – what a …

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