Senators Introduce Bill That Would Ban Websites From Using Manipulative Consent Forms

Senators Introduce Bill That Would Ban Websites From Using Manipulative Consent Forms

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Platforms are very good at encouraging users to sign away the rights to their data. However, a new bill introduced to the US Senate might make certain strategies illegal.

The Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act—introduced by US Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Deb Fischer (R-NE)—would make certain ways that companies try to manipulate users into giving away their data illegal and punishable by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Senators Introduce Bill That Would Ban Websites From Using Manipulative Consent Forms

Apr 9, 2019, 8:28pm UTC
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/j5we83/senators-introduce-bill-that-would-ban-websites-from-using-manipulative-consent-forms > Platforms are very good at encouraging users to sign away the rights to their data. However, a new bill introduced to the US Senate might make certain strategies illegal. > The Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act—introduced by US Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Deb Fischer (R-NE)—would make certain ways that companies try to manipulate users into giving away their data illegal and punishable by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).