Oct 5, 2018 - Technology
Nancy Pelosi's Internet Bill of Rights
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi plans sweeping regulation of tech if Dems win the majority, Recode's Kara Swisher reports in a New York Times essay:
In an interview with Swisher, Pelosi suggested that " a new agency could be created to manage tech’s growing impact." And in April, Pelosi put congressman Ro Khanna — the Democratic whose California district is home to Apple, Intel and Yahoo — in charge of with creating a list of principles. "Call it a Bill of Rights for the internet," Swisher writes.
Kara reports Khanna's list: ... "You should have the right":
- to have access to and knowledge of all collection and uses of personal data by companies;
- to opt-in consent to the collection of personal data by any party and to the sharing of personal data with a third party;
- where context appropriate and with a fair process, to obtain, correct or delete personal data controlled by any company and to have those requests honored by third parties;
- to have personal data secured and to be notified in a timely manner when a security breach or unauthorized access of personal data is discovered;
- to move all personal data from one network to the next;
- to access and use the internet without internet service providers blocking, throttling, engaging in paid prioritization or otherwise unfairly favoring content, applications, services or devices;
- to internet service without the collection of data that is unnecessary for providing the requested service absent opt-in consent;
- to have access to multiple viable, affordable internet platforms, services and providers with clear and transparent pricing;
- not to be unfairly discriminated against or exploited based on your personal data; and
- to have an entity that collects your personal data have reasonable business practices and accountability to protect your privacy.
