Shoshana Wodinsky and Kyle Barr report: A Gizmodo investigation into some of the nation’s biggest data brokers found more than two dozen promoting access to datasets containing digital information on millions of pregnant and potentially pregnant people across the country. At least one of those companies also offered a large catalogue of people who were…
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Further Thoughts on ADPPA, the Federal Comprehensive Privacy Bill
Law professor and privacy scholar Daniel Solove writes: I recently wrote a post about my concerns about the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) (updated version after markup is here), a bill making its way through Congress that has progress further than many other attempts at a comprehensive privacy law. Despite grading the law a B+, I was skeptical of…
Federal Privacy Law Has Momentum, but There’s a Catch
The concerns over a federal privacy law that would pre-empt state laws continue. In addition to Daniel Solove’s thoughtful piece on the issue and EFF’s concerns, Julia Angwin had a conversation with Cameron Kerry. You can read that conversation on The Markup’s Newsletter.
Spotify’s new personalized playlist will recommend tracks based on what your friends are listening to
Aisha Malik reports: Spotify is launching a new personalized playlist called “Friends Mix” to give users a way to discover new tracks based on the Blends they’ve created with with their friends. The streaming service’s Blend tool allows two Spotify users to see where their musical tastes overlap by mixing together their favorite songs to…