Google releases framework to guide data privacy legislation
Google releases framework to guide data privacy
legislation
BY HARPER NEIDIG - 09/24/18 03:52 PM EDT
Google on Monday released a set of privacy principles to
guide Congress as it prepares to write legislation aimed at governing how
websites collect and monetize user data.
The framework largely consists of privacy principles that
Google already abides by or could easily bring itself into compliance with. It
calls for allowing users to easily access and control the data that’s collected
about them and requiring companies to be transparent about their data
practices.
“This framework is based on established privacy
frameworks, as well as our experience providing services that rely on personal
data and our work to comply with evolving data protection laws around the
world,” Keith Enright, Google’s chief privacy officer, wrote in a blog post.
“These principles help us evaluate new legislative proposals and advocate for
responsible, interoperable and adaptable data protection regulations.”
The set of proposals is designed to be a baseline for
federal rules regarding data collection. Google appears to be the first
internet giant to release such a framework, but numerous trade associations
have published their own in recent weeks.
The industry has gotten on board with the idea of a
national privacy law in the weeks since California passed its own strict
regulations aimed at cracking down on data collection and increasing user
control. Internet companies have universally opposed the measure and have begun
pushing Congress to establish a national law that would block states from
implementing their own.
Enright and executives from other major tech and telecom
companies will testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday
regarding their data practices.
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