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Re:Senate takes another stab at privacy law with proposed CO... by kelnos on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @03:40PM (#21651884)
Looks like it was written/sponsored by four Senate Democrats. In other words, no chance this is even going to get to a vote, unless/until the balance of power in the Senate changes.
Re:Senate takes another stab at privacy law with proposed CO... by bluejekyll on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @04:36PM (#21652363)
The article agrees with you.

I do wonder if this could be a bipartisan issue, as it really does concern a lot of people online. It could easily become a wedge issue, “protect your children from the evil internet corporations—look the other side is doing nothing about it!”

Re:Senate takes another stab at privacy law with proposed CO... by henryfjordan on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @04:54PM (#21652536)
Can anything be bipartisan right now?
Re:Senate takes another stab at privacy law with proposed CO... by scarejunba on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @05:20PM (#21652745)
Yes, but US politics is most strongly determined by the committees that allow votes.

Example bipartisan resolution: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1044...

Re:Senate takes another stab at privacy law with proposed CO... by vharuck on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @08:00PM (#21653792)
Plenty of things, we just don't often hear about them because that'd be boring news.
Re:Senate takes another stab at privacy law with proposed CO... by jrockway on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @10:15PM (#21654340)
The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act has been all over the news and passed with only one vote against it in the House.

The DMCA was also bipartisan, which has made me very skeptical anytime that word comes up.

Re:Senate takes another stab at privacy law with proposed CO... by notatoad on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @11:11PM (#21654518)
yes, but bipartisan probably means pro-corporate.
Re:Senate takes another stab at privacy law with proposed CO... by ftkudtkfkl on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @07:01PM (#21653438)
That's probably why they're proposing it now, there's very little risk in proposing something the average use at worst won't understand and at best will assume you had good faith in suggesting.