Democrats have reportedly drawn up plans to slap big tech firms with privacy laws similar to GDPR in the EU

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• In a document obtained by Axios, Democratic senator Mark Warner outlined ways of improving regulation of big tech in the US.
• Warner suggests that making laws similar to the EU's GDPR regulations could be one way of improving privacy rules.
• Other suggestions made in the document include making tech firms identify and label bots.

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Senator Mark Warner's office has laid outlined ways for US policymakers to bring big tech to heel following Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

In a 23-page document obtained by Axios — prepared by Warner’s staff and reportedly circulated in tech policy circles — the Senate Intelligence Committee vice chairman has devised policy proposals around combating disinformation, protecting user privacy, and promoting competition tech.

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