Techmeme: Senators to debut a bipartisan bill that would require data firms like Google to show the types of data collected, its uses, and its assessed value, quarterly (Kim Hart/Axios)

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Kim Hart / Axios:

Senators to debut a bipartisan bill that would require data firms like Google to show the types of data collected, its uses, and its assessed value, quarterly — Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will introduce legislation on Monday to require Facebook, Google …

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Rosie Spinks / Skift:

Major European cities including Paris and Berlin ask the EU to help establish “strong legal obligations” compelling Airbnb to comply with local regulations — Ten European cities have asked the European Union not to grant vacation rental giant Airbnb “carte blanche” in the region.

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Jasper Jolly / The Guardian:

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Alison Griswold / Quartz:

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