CCIA Wants Privacy Law Included During Biden's SOTU Speech

President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address should push for a federal privacy law to settle the debate over myriad privacy proposals around the country, Computer & Communications Industry Association President Matt Schruers said Wednesday. “While states and Congress have expressed interest in a range of measures to protect younger users online, many of the goals could best be solved with consistent federal rules -- rather than inconsistent state initiatives, some of which violate federal law,” he said. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., announced her guest for the State of the Union will be Gail Flatt, a Tennessee mother whose 14-year-old daughter committed suicide “due to social media harms.” Blackburn called for passage of the Kids Online Safety Act, which she introduced with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. “Far too many young people have fallen victim to social media’s dark and addictive rabbit holes, while Big Tech not only ignores the problem but takes great lengths to exploit users’ data at any cost,” Blackburn said.