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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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).