Congress is working on a federal privacy law. Here’s why we need one

USA TODAY - For more and to sign up click here Jonathan Joseph, opinion contributor Don’t look now, but Congress is preparing to pass a federal privacy law. The American Privacy Rights Act would swap America’s mishmash of state-level laws for a single federal statute offering broad new protections — from regulating “dark patterns” that manipulate consumers, to banning unapproved sharing of sensitive information.…