Trump administration asks for public input on data privacy proposal

[steven36]

The Department of Commerce on Tuesday asked for public input on a "proposed approach" to consumer data privacy rules.

Why it matters: This could be the first step to an administration-backed privacy plan.

The Trump Administration is beginning this conversation to solicit ideas on a path for adapting privacy to today’s data-driven world.”

— National Telecommunications and Information Administration chief David Redl in a statement.

The details: The agency will seek comment on a range of proposed outcomes for privacy rules, including —

• That organizations should be “transparent” about their use of personal information.
• That users should have a say over how their personal information is used.
• That organizations “should be accountable” for their use of personal data.

What's next: Redl said on a call with reporters that the agency would "certainly consider" backing legislation as a path forward, if public comments supported that approach.

The bottom line: New European privacy regulations and rules just approved in California have put pressure on the Trump administration to articulate its own vision of privacy policy in the age of Facebook and Google.

 

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[Soze]

No government or megacorp cares about you or privacy. Why would they? 

[steven36]

1 hour ago, Soze said:

No government or megacorp cares about you or privacy. Why would they? 

They going pass laws to regulate  the Internets privacy sooner or latter like the EU did, as it stands you dont have no rights for  privacy in the USA because until it made a federal law big tech dont have no rules to follow .  Only reason Big Tech are for it being made federal law. Too keep it from becoming 50 different state laws they have to follow instead of one law.