AXIOS November 30, 2021
Margaret Harding McGill

The Biden administration is launching its first big effort on privacy policy by looking at how data privacy issues affect civil rights.

Why it matters: An administration perspective on privacy policy could be key in developing a long-awaited national privacy law by putting the White House stamp on how to regulate privacy.

Driving the news: The National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA), the telecom unit of the Commerce Department, plans to hold “listening sessions” and seek comment on the intersection of privacy, equity and civil rights, according to an agency notice.

  • NTIA intends to develop a report on the “ways in which commercial data flows of personal information can lead to disparate impact and outcomes for marginalized or disadvantaged...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Insurance, Patient / Consumer, Privacy / Security, Provider
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