The White House has released six proposals for regulatory reform in the technology sector, including privacy, algorithmic decision-making and market competition.
The proposals were released Thursday after a White House hearing on the technology industry. More than a dozen experts and professionals attended the meeting.
The first of the six White House proposals aims to increase competition in the technology sector. "A small number of large Internet platforms use their power to exclude market participants, charge rents, and collect personal information," the proposal states. To fix this, the White House calls for "new rules to ensure that small and medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurs compete on a level playing field."
The second proposition concerns confidentiality. The White House said it should place clear limits on companies' ability to collect, use, transfer and store Americans' personal information. The proposal also stresses the importance of regulating targeted advertising.
On Thursday, the White House said it supports lawmakers' efforts to pass federal privacy laws. "We are encouraged that both parties are interested in passing privacy legislation through Congress," the White House said.
The US Data Protection Act is at the center of legislative efforts. The bill was considered by the California Legislature over potential implications for state privacy laws, but it passed the House of Representatives earlier this year. The proposed legislation would create new rules for how tech companies collect and process user data.
A third proposed policy introduced by the White House this week aims to protect children's privacy. The proposal states that tech giants must implement security standards and practices across their online platforms, products and services. Additionally, the White House is committed to introducing new laws to limit excessive data collection and targeted advertising.
The White House wants to eliminate special legal protections for big tech companies under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. "The president has long called for fundamental reforms to Section 230," the White House said.
Another area the White House has identified as needing improvement is the transparency that tech giants provide with their content moderation algorithms and solutions. Online platform operators "do not provide enough transparency to the public and researchers to understand how and why these decisions are made, what impact they have on users, and what real risks these decisions may pose," the White House said.
A sixth policy proposal aims to end biased algorithmic decisions. "We need strong guarantees that the algorithm doesn't discriminate against protected groups, such as by not sharing key skills equally, discriminating vulnerable communities against protected products, or through constant monitoring," House said.
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