Editing Ron Wyden (section)

===Technology===
On November 19, 2010, Wyden announced he would take the steps necessary to put a hold on the [[Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act]] (COICA) so it would not be enacted that year. If it were enacted, it would allow the [[Attorney General of the United States|Attorney General]] the authority to order internet providers in the U.S. to block access to websites deemed to infringe copyright. This effectively required the law to be resubmitted the next year rather than be rushed through the system at the end of the congress. Wyden said:

<blockquote>It seems to me that online copyright infringement is a legitimate problem, but it seems to me that COICA as written is the wrong medicine. Deploying this statute to combat online copyright infringement seems almost like using a bunker-busting cluster bomb when what you really need is a precision-guided missile. The collateral damage of this statute could be American innovation, American jobs, and a secure Internet.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/11/senator-web-censorship-bill-a-bunker-busting-cluster-bomb/|title=Senator: Web Censorship Bill A 'Bunker-Busting Cluster Bomb'|magazine=Wired|date=November 20, 2010|first=Nate|last=Anderson|access-date=March 11, 2017|archive-date=May 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503024428/http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/11/senator-web-censorship-bill-a-bunker-busting-cluster-bomb/|url-status=dead}}</ref></blockquote>

In June 2011, Wyden announced his Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act in partnership with Representative [[Jason Chaffetz]]. The bill would establish a legal framework for the sharing and access of private tracking data by corporations, individuals, and federal agencies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wyden.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=0b8d693f-7cab-4ba4-aae6-42b66b1eef0e|title=Wyden, Chaffetz Introduce GPS Act|website=wyden.senate.gov|publisher=Office of Senator Ron Wyden|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-date=April 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401152856/http://wyden.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=0b8d693f-7cab-4ba4-aae6-42b66b1eef0e|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Wyden was the first politician in Congress to stand against the controversial [[Stop Online Piracy Act]] (SOPA) (in the House) and the [[PROTECT IP Act]] (PIPA) (in the Senate)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://current.com/shows/countdown/videos/markos-moulitsas-on-sopa-pipa-and-the-battle-for-control-of-the-internet |title=Markos Moulitsas on SOPA, PIPA and the battle for control of the Internet|work=[[Countdown with Keith Olbermann]]|date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=January 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120024218/http://current.com/shows/countdown/videos/markos-moulitsas-on-sopa-pipa-and-the-battle-for-control-of-the-internet |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> on the grounds that it would "step towards an Internet in which those with money and lawyers and access to power have a greater voice than those who don't."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120118/15054717459/senator-ron-wyden-to-internet-thank-you-speaking-up-were-not-done-yet.shtml |first=Mike |last=Masnick |title=Senator Ron Wyden To The Internet: Thank You For Speaking Up ... But We're Not Done Yet |work=[[Techdirt]] |date=January 18, 2012 |access-date=August 27, 2014 |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407005406/http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120118/15054717459/senator-ron-wyden-to-internet-thank-you-speaking-up-were-not-done-yet.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Wyden delayed PIPA in the Senate by placing a [[Senate hold|hold]] on the legislation in 2010, which prevented it from being considered by the full Senate even after it was unanimously voted out of the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]]. Wyden's hold was credited with "[g]iving time for the Internet to rally against" SOPA and PIPA.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nate|last=Anderson|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/sen-ron-wyden-you-cant-come-up-with-sensible-internet-policy-on-the-fly.ars|title=Sen. Ron Wyden: 'You can't come up with sensible Internet policy on the fly|work=[[Ars Technica]]|date=January 20, 2012|access-date=June 15, 2017|archive-date=April 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425194229/http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/sen-ron-wyden-you-cant-come-up-with-sensible-internet-policy-on-the-fly.ars|url-status=dead}}</ref> With Representative [[Darrell Issa]] in the House, Wyden also introduced the [[Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act]] as an alternative to SOPA and PIPA.<ref>{{cite web|first=Scott M. III|last=Fulton|url=http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/12/sopa-opponents-sign-on-to-wyde.php|title=SOPA Opponents Sign On to Wyden-Issa Alternative Piracy Bill|work=[[ReadWrite]]|date=December 13, 2011|access-date=January 20, 2012|archive-date=July 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718165913/http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/12/sopa-opponents-sign-on-to-wyde.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Ezra Klein]] wrote: "Perhaps no single member of Congress deserves as much credit for slowing the advance" of the bills than Wyden, who for much of 2010 "fought a one-man battle to keep the Senate version of the legislation from moving through on a unanimous vote."<ref>{{cite news|first=Ezra|last=Klein|authorlink=Ezra Klein|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/interview-sen-ron-wydens-fight-to-save-the-internet/2011/08/25/gIQAqnHG6P_blog.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205200551/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/interview-sen-ron-wydens-fight-to-save-the-internet/2011/08/25/gIQAqnHG6P_blog.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 5, 2013|title=Interview: Sen. Ron Wyden's fight to stop SOPA and save the Internet|date=January 17, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=September 27, 2020}}</ref> Wyden was called the "primary driver of opposition to the bill within the Senate."<ref name="washingtonpost.com">{{cite news|first=Greg|last=Sargent|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/wyden-sopa-victory-was-a-grassroots-victory-for-the-history-books/2012/01/20/gIQAf0p4DQ_blog.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209011623/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/wyden-sopa-victory-was-a-grassroots-victory-for-the-history-books/2012/01/20/gIQAf0p4DQ_blog.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-09|title=Wyden: SOPA win was a 'grassroots victory for the history books'|date=January 20, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

When Senate leadership announced it was indefinitely postponing the bill following "massive protests" in January 2012, Wyden called it a "grassroots victory for the history books."<ref name="washingtonpost.com"/> For his role in fighting against SOPA and PIPA, ''[[The Daily Dot]]'' named Wyden one of the top ten most influential activists of 2012.<ref name=Collier>{{cite web|last=Collier|first=Kevin|title=The top 10 most influential Internet rights activists in 2012|url=http://www.dailydot.com/society/top-10-internet-rights-activists-2012/|work=[[The Daily Dot]]|date=December 28, 2012|access-date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=December 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229230813/http://www.dailydot.com/society/top-10-internet-rights-activists-2012/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Algorithmic Accountability Act====
On April 10, 2019, Wyden, Senator [[Cory Booker]], and Representative [[Yvette Clarke]] introduced the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019, legislation granting additional powers to the [[U.S. Federal Trade Commission]] (FTC) in addition to forcing companies to study whether race, gender or other biases influence their technology. Wyden said in a statement that computers were "increasingly involved in the most important decisions affecting Americans’ lives" and that too frequently "algorithms depend on biased assumptions or data that can actually reinforce discrimination against women and people of color."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-regulation-algorithms/u-s-lawmakers-propose-bill-to-fight-bias-in-tech-companies-algorithms-idUSKCN1RM2WJ|title=U.S. lawmakers propose bill to fight bias in tech companies' algorithms|date=April 10, 2019|first=Jeffrey|last=Dastin|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=September 27, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107232458/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-regulation-algorithms/u-s-lawmakers-propose-bill-to-fight-bias-in-tech-companies-algorithms-idUSKCN1RM2WJ|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Mind Your Own Business Act====
In October 2019, Wyden proposed The Mind Your Own Business Act to allow the FTC to issue penalties for first-time privacy violators of up to 4% of annual revenue, like the European regulation [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/wyden-proposes-jail-time-for-execs-who-lie-to-ftc-about-privacy|title=Wyden Proposes Jail Time for Execs Who Lie to FTC About Privacy|website=Bloomberg Law|language=en|access-date=October 21, 2019|archive-date=October 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021071350/https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/wyden-proposes-jail-time-for-execs-who-lie-to-ftc-about-privacy|url-status=live}}</ref>