Top lawmaker shares ‘biggest fear’ about her kids’ data online as Congress eyes federal privacy rules [Video]

Energy and Commerce Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said it is her “biggest fear” as a parent for her children’s sensitive data to be exploited online, and she is aiming to quell those fears for herself and millions of Americans with a new federal data privacy standard.

“There’s very dangerous activity online, and data collection is foundationally how these algorithms are developed and then ultimately used to target children, but also people in general,” Rodgers told Fox News Digital in an interview.

“This is really my biggest fear as a parent, having three school-aged children, other friends who have had kids that have been targeted online. We know that these algorithms have been targeting children with dangerous content, targeted advertising that leads to dangerous life-threatening behaviors.”

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Rodgers cited reports about predatory groups and malign actors who target children on social media, …