In the United States, the principle of data minimization is embedded firmly within the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act, through FTC enforcement activities, and in the host of.
The FTCs Commercial Surveillance Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking makes clear that the FTC is considering codifying data minimization into federal law. In the meantime, the FTC has already brought a number of enforcement actions focused on data minimization.
On Thursday, March 2, the FTC announced an enforcement action against BetterHelp, Inc., an online mental health counseling service, relating to claims that the company’s collection and.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convened hearings on how to better protect consumer and children’s privacy, focusing on the harms posed to children by social media platforms and how to better safeguard consumer privacy rights.
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So far, 2021 is shaping up to be an important year for data privacy legislation. In March, Virginia enacted the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) the nation s second comprehensive data privacy law. Dozens of state legislatures are actively considering data privacy bills, with California continuing to ramp up enforcement of the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA). Meanwhile, with Democrats in control of both the White House and Congress, the prospects of a comprehensive federal data privacy law have increased, and the first data privacy bill introduced in this Congress holds promise as a possible law that could garner bipartisan support. [1]