Testimony Regarding Consumer Data and Privacy on Online Platforms

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is grateful for the opportunity to submit the following testimony regarding protecting consumer data and privacy on online platforms. 

In this testimony we have been asked to focus on two of the trickier legal issues that any privacy legislation must accommodate. We will also offer our recommendations for the components that any comprehensive privacy legislation should include and outline the pitfalls of a data-as-property approach to consumer data legislation.

Read the full comments below: