2018 midterms will shape the internet's new privacy rules

On Nov 6, Americans will choose the lawmakers who will try to hammer out privacy rules for major tech players like Google, Facebook and Amazon. Democrats are poised to take the House majority — and want strict privacy controls. Lots of things can — and do — change after elections: Committees get new leaders with new priorities; Other members shift as lawmakers jockey for a preferred spot somewhere else; Policymakers get overtaken by news events, shifting their plans. But for the first time, lawmakers have Silicon Valley asking for federal regulation and a hard deadline (2020) in CA’s privacy rules. Privacy advocates hope that will be a potent combination, and Democrats taking the House could shake things up further.