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Congressman Wants U.S. to Part With Europe on Data Privacy

Nextgov: One tech-focused lawmaker thinks upcoming European data laws, which would force tech companies to occasionally delete customers’ information, are “ridiculous,” and hopes that the United States can find a system that maintains the data while protecting customers’ privacy.

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., co-founded the Congressional Internet of Things Caucus, which discusses the policy needs created by an increasingly connected network of devices and sensors.

“The reality is that Europeans believe that data should be kept for a short period of time and thrown away," Issa said at a Tuesday event hosted by the Information Technology Industry Council, a private sector advocacy group. "That is ridiculous when you consider the importance of a long continuum of information for our own benefit.”

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