The Week Ahead: Senate Commerce considers consumer data security; House appropriators examine FCC budget

A Senate Commerce subcommittee considers moves to enhance the security and privacy of consumer data this week, while House appropriators examine the Federal Communications Commission’s budget request for fiscal 2025.

The Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety and data security holds the data privacy hearing on Wednesday. The subcommittee will hear from James Lee of the Identity Theft Resource Center, Sam Kaplan of Palo Alto Networks and New America’s Prem Trivedi.

The meeting will specifically focus on...