Blackburn, Latta Schedule Hearing on Data Privacy

Tech company data protection policies will be discussed at a House Communications and Consumer Protection joint subcommittee hearing Nov. 29, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. The hearing, fulfilling a promise House Commerce Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., made in a Medium post, will examine how use of algorithms affects consumer privacy and choice with online content. Witnesses include Jeremy Grant, managing director, Venable; Troy Hunt, information security author, Pluralsight; and Ed Mierzwinski, consumer program director, U.S. Public Interest Research Group.