Data Privacy and Security: Legislative Advances and Consumer Protection

Privacy is a fundamental right. Yet for more than two decades, powerful tech companies have been allowed to set the terms of online interactions. Without meaningful limits on their business practices, they have built systems that invade our private lives, spy on our families, and collect the most intimate details about us for profit. The harms to online privacy are well-documented, including data breaches, unknowingly sharing data with third parties, surreptitiously installing tracking software, misleading users about data collection, and more. As more data is collected on individuals, the harms of abusive data practices become more pronounced. There is a pressing need to put consumers back in control of their data and protect their privacy. This book addresses these critical issues and explores legislative and regulatory measures to safeguard digital privacy and security.