\tThe heads of AT&T, Amazon, Qualcomm, Comcast and Motorola joined calls for US politicians to deliver new nationwide privacy laws, replacing a current patchwork of state legislation.<\/p>\n
They joined a total of 51 CEOs which signed a letter urging political action, in which executives argued consumers cannot be expected to understand the intricacies of state-level privacy regulations. They noted a user may be subject to several regional laws, based on where they live and the location of businesses providing “resources or services”.<\/p>\n
Politicians were pressed to pass \u201ca comprehensive consumer data privacy law that strengthens protections for consumers and establishes a national privacy framework\u201d as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
The CEOs backed a privacy framework released by non-profit CEO association Business Roundtable in December 2018, which would pre-empt existing state laws, giving consumers the right to know what personal data is collected and how it is used; control whether companies can sell their information; and correct or delete it.<\/p>\n
However, the proposal limits the definition of personal data to identifiable information about an individual, which would prevent consumers from exercising control over anonymous or public information.<\/p>\n
It would also explicitly deny the right for individuals to sue if the law is violated, leaving enforcement responsibility in the hands of the Federal Trade Commission and state attorney generals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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