The Broad, Vague RESTRICT Act is a Dangerous Substitute for Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation
By Jason Kelley and David Greene
April 4, 2023
The recently introduced RESTRICT Act (S. 686, Sen. Warner and Sen. Thune) rightfully is causing a lot of concern. This bill is being called a “TikTok ban,” but it’s more complicated than that. As we wrote in our initial review of the bill, the RESTRICT Act would authorize the executive branch to block “transactions” and “holdings” of “foreign adversaries” that involve “information and communication technology” and create “undue or unacceptable risk” to national security and more. Read more at the the link below
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