The Maryland Legislature passed two privacy bills aimed to restrict tech platforms from harvesting and using the personal data of consumers and young people, despite the pushback received from Amazon (AMZN), Google (GOOGL), and Meta (META), Natasha Singer of The New York Times says. The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act was one of the bills and would impose restrictions on how companies may collect and use personal data of consumers in the state. The other bill, Maryland Kids Code, would prohibit certain media, games, and online platforms from tracking people under 18 and from using manipulative techniques.
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