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Rep Marsha Blackburn
Tennessee Congresswoman Martha Blackburn says she wants to give consumers control of their internet experience.She's introduced a bill - the "BROWSER Act" - that would require internet users to actively opt in to say yes to any sort of ad tracking or online-data collection.
To read more about why some online ad executives worry this legislation could prove lethal to the industry, click here.
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