News & Comment: In Senate hearing, tech giants push lawmakers for federal privacy rules

NEWS: Another day, another hearing of tech giants in Congress. Wednesday’s hearing at the Senate Commerce Committee with Apple, Amazon, Google and Twitter, alongside AT&T and Charter, marked the latest in a string of hearings in the past few months into all things tech…

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Harold Li, vice president at ExpressVPN:

“Consumers are the ones caught in the cross-fire of data privacy laws and while protection of their personal data is a welcome sight, too much regulation of the internet and big tech will most certainly restrict their access to information. It’s a fine line, but consumers already have security tools like using VPNs and ad-blockers to help keep their online activities more private.”