20 senators push bipartisan proposal to stop sale of data to law enforcement and intel agencies
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
A bipartisan coalition of 20 senators proposed new data privacy legislation on Wednesday designed to prevent the sale of American users’ data to law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
The “Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act” aims to close what the lawmakers label as a legal loophole allowing data brokers to sell Americans’ data without court oversight. Sens. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, and Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, led the coalition of 17 Democrats — including Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer — and three Republicans.