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The White House on Thursday called for a host of new technology laws -- including ones that would restrict data collection and targeted advertising. “There should be clear limits on the ability to collect, use, transfer, and maintain our personal data, including limits on targeted advertising,” the administration stated Thursday at a meeting regarding tech platforms. “We especially need strong protections for particularly sensitive data such as geolocation and health information, including information related to reproductive health.” The Biden-Harris administration also said it was seeking an overhaul of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which currently protects tech companies from a broad range of lawsuits over material posted by users.

Last month, a federal appellate panel revived claims that ad-tech company NaviStone violated a Pennsylvania wiretap law by allegedly tracking users who visited online retail sites. Since then, at least 10 new lawsuits with similar allegations have been filed against other web companies -- including online pet store Chewy.com, travel service Expedia, and real estate company Zillow.com -- NaviStone's lawyers said in papers filed Friday with the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. In a letter filed Friday with the appellate court, NaviStone's lawyers write that the new cases “illustrate that the panel’s decision effectively renders any company with a website accessible in Pennsylvania” subject to a lawsuit alleging violations of the state's wiretap law. NaviStone is calling attention to the new cases to bolster its request that the 3rd Circuit reconsider its recent ruling.

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