Technology

"Republicans are mad because I am sharing this information," said Rep. Ocasio-Cortez. "Too bad!"

"This victory shows the growing demand for unions at Apple stores and different industries across our nation," said the head of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

“Health and location data are incredibly sensitive and can be used for a range of harms, from profiling and exploiting consumers to spying on citizens without warrants to carrying out stalking and violence," said one expert.

"We can't allow our free press to be captured by tech monopolies," warned one advocate.

Pushing for policies requiring Big Tech "to be transparent and accountable about the harms their products create," one campaigner said that "we should not continue this endless game of climate denial whack-a-mole."

"If we can make enough noise to break through the lobbyist facade, we can get these bills to the floor in the next few weeks, and we will win."

The bill is being praised as "simple, bipartisan, wildly popular with voters, and a good first step toward reining in Big Tech."