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Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH) speaks at a hearing with the House (Select) Intelligence Committee in the Cannon Office Building on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Intel Republicans request FBI, SEC briefing on Temu

The members cited concerning news reports, including the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability by parent company Pinduoduo in 2023.
An FTC report examining the business practices of nine tech and social media companies concluded that the services “pose unique risks to children and teens” and that tech companies’ self-regulation efforts have been a failure. (Credit Peter Cade via Getty Images)

FTC details how streaming services, social media have become ‘mass surveillance’ machines 

A review of nine companies’ business practices found that using their services was just the beginning of vast data collection efforts.
Pedestrians walk inside newly installed “bike rack” barricades outside the U.S. Capitol on March 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

How Congress can rein in data brokers

Know your customer rules are a first step to address the risks of sensitive data — including on U.S. military servicemembers — sold online.
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The UK parliament amended a controversial surveillance clause in a sweeping online safety bill. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

US, UK strike data transfer agreement

The European Commission approved a similar data transfer agreement with the United States in July.
Lina Khan, nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on April 21, 2021. (Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images)

FTC faces pressure from Twitter, Republicans over privacy investigation

A hearing to review FTC Chair Lina Khan's leadership turned into a debate over the commission's role overseeing Twitter's privacy practices.
During a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., seen above in May 2020, asked asked if China could get the same information from data brokers as it could from a backdoor into TikTok. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Experts say Congress should do more to keep data brokers from exposing Americans’ private information

Lawmakers also raised concerns about how data brokers sell Americans' health data, including mental health and reproductive information.
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