Democratic architect of Senate privacy bill questions Tai’s digital trade stance

The Biden administration has not stood up for U.S. services exporters in international markets as forcefully as other industries, Senate Finance Committee member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has told U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, challenging the idea that digital trade deals could preclude domestic regulatory actions by pointing to sweeping privacy and data security legislation she calls consistent with global trade rules. “Given your approach to supporting other sectors and the clear economic, security, and human rights justifications for upholding open...