{"id":266362,"date":"2026-06-06T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/house-approves-data-privacy-protections-local-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T04:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T08:45:09","slug":"house-approves-data-privacy-protections-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/house-approves-data-privacy-protections-local-news\/","title":{"rendered":"House approves data privacy protections | Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gloucestertimes.com\/news\/local_news\/house-approves-data-privacy-protections\/article_e9fd93f1-09c2-5596-8fe8-18ea21d386db.html\">House approves data privacy protections | Local News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gloucestertimes.com\/news\/local_news\/house-approves-data-privacy-protections\/article_e9fd93f1-09c2-5596-8fe8-18ea21d386db.html\">https:\/\/www.gloucestertimes.com\/news\/local_news\/house-approves-data-privacy-protections\/article_e9fd93f1-09c2-5596-8fe8-18ea21d386db.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-06 16:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.gloucestertimes.com\">www.gloucestertimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BOSTON \u2014 Massachusetts is poised to become the first state to restrict the use of personal information by technology companies as part of a data privacy package working its way through Beacon Hill&#8217;s legislative process.<\/p>\n<p>The state House of Representatives approved a bill Thursday that would prohibit companies from collecting more data than necessary for products or services, and shield sensitive information like biometric and health data. 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