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	Podcast:		voiceofthedba's podcast
	Episode:		Tougher Privacy Laws
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:02:48
	Publish Date:		2018-11-28 20:00:00
	Description:		I am all for tougher privacy laws, especially for companies that have not followed basic security practices for securing data. There is a proposal from US Senator Ron Wyden that would increase penalties and give more rights to consumers. Consumers could opt out of data sharing and executives could be fined or jailed. The penalties are stiff, and I think it's not likely to pass, and more practically, many of the penalties might not actually get enforced. In the US we don't have much in the way of rights over our own data as humans. Companies, for the most part, have complete control over the data they collect about us and can re-use, sell, share, etc. that data in any way they wish. There are some laws concerning notifications of data loss, and some penalties in California's recent law, but for most of the country, consumers are at the mercy of organizations. I'd like that to change, and I don't think doing so would hurt most businesses. Aggregators and data only companies might struggle, but I'd like to see less of those companies in business. Read the rest of Tougher Privacy Laws
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