cover of episode Time for a Data Privacy Bill + the TikTok Crackdown with Senator Maria Cantwell

Time for a Data Privacy Bill + the TikTok Crackdown with Senator Maria Cantwell

2024/4/29
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Senator Cantwell discusses her early experiences in the tech industry, particularly at Real Networks, and how they influenced her views on privacy, emphasizing the importance of clear guidelines and leadership in preventing data misuse.

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When Kara first met Senator Maria Cantwell in the 90s, she was a tech executive at an early player in the streaming media industry called RealNetworks. Now, the Democrat from Washington is the chair of the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, and she recently released a draft of the American Privacy Rights Act. For the first time in a long time, it looks like a tech privacy bill might have a decent shot at actually becoming law. 

Senator Cantwell joins the podcast to discuss her bill, her approach to tech legislation, and the biggest (and arguably most controversial) tech bill in recent history: the TikTok divestment bill.   

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