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Jeff Gelles: Is Congress taking wrong direction on data privacy?
Philly.com ^ | 2015-04-16 | Jeff Gelles

Posted on 04/16/2015 6:22:27 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

How should Congress address the steady stream of data breaches that often expose lax practices in handling your personal data?

I'd bet you wouldn't reply: by making it easier for companies to sweep breaches under the rug, or by weakening protections for sensitive data such as your cable-TV viewing history. But that's just what a coalition of consumer, privacy, and technology groups warn would happen under a bill backed Wednesday by a House committee.

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