To Address Emerging Privacy Issues, Congress Should Consider Comprehensive Legislation

As technologies change, businesses have been able to collect more personal data about consumers. But consumers may not know how their information is being used and shared. For example, individuals’ social security numbers, zip codes, ages, and purchase histories can all be used to track online behavior. This has intensified concerns about the privacy and accuracy of consumer data. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our new snapshot on some of our work on the gaps in consumer privacy issues.