📜 AI Regulation

79% of Americans Demand Congress Probe Government Data Screw-Ups

Seventy-nine percent. That's how many Americans say Congress must hold feds accountable for ignoring privacy laws. CDT's new coalition push could finally force a reckoning.

CDT coalition letter to Congress demanding probe into agency personal data handling

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • 79% of Americans back congressional probes into agency privacy failures, per CDT poll.
  • CDT-led coalition of 22 orgs demands investigation, blending civil liberties and business interests.
  • Echoes 1970s Church Committee; could spark modern data accountability laws.

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James Kowalski
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James Kowalski

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Originally reported by CDT

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