The proposed regulation imposes a series of restrictions on how American entities can sell “bulk” sensitive data across six categories.

Business groups and civil rights activists have raised objections to the latest version of the legislation, due for committee consideration Thursday.

Even as the legislation advanced through a key subcommittee, members from both parties raised concerns with the measure, indicating that it faces an uncertain road toward passage…

But it falls short on a very key point, says a lawmaker who has been heavily scrutinizing spy agency purchase of commercial bulk data.

The FCC said T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon sold customers’ location data and outsourced user consent requirements.

Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction.

The bill’s passage was cheered by privacy advocates, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate and with the White House.

Experts say the American Privacy Rights Act is a good first step but that more can be done to protect consumers from the sale of their personal…

A measure to address the sale of Americans’ data doesn’t go far enough to rein in the data broker industry, advocates argue.

The order aims to bar the sale of large datasets containing sensitive data to six countries of concern.