{"id":114059,"date":"2023-07-20t12:34:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-20t16:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=114059"},"modified":"2024-08-27t17:01:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27t21:01:52","slug":"why-the-u-s-must-act-now-to-protect-our-online-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2023\/07\/20\/why-the-u-s-must-act-now-to-protect-our-online-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"why the u.s. must act now to protect our online privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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lawmakers need to step up. don’t expect big tech to help.<\/strong><\/p>\n

by jonathan baron<\/em><\/p>\n

i\u2019m thankful for the european union. they watch out with much more diligence to protect privacy and do so with an eye to cybersecurity as well. but at least our regulators in the u.s. are fairly good, but slow, followers.<\/p>\n

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i was reminded of this because the other day, i received my quarterly report from deleteme, which i use to periodically clean up my data being bought and sold without my knowledge on the open market. since our last report, my wife and i have had over 20 new third parties needing cleanup. unbelievable.<\/p>\n

this data consists of personally identifiable information (pii) that can be very effectively tied together to build very accurate pictures of an individual. examples of pii are articles read, browser history, email content, online purchases, surveys, social media activity, videos watched, full names addresses and phone numbers and birthdates, driver\u2019s license numbers, social security numbers, passport numbers, email addresses, vehicle registration numbers, biometric data (face, retinal or fingerprint scans), court records, plus medical, employment and financial histories. this is not inclusive. i could go on and on.<\/p>\n

the european union (eu) has a number of laws and regulations that are designed to protect the privacy of its citizens. these laws are generally far more stringent than those in the united states. key differences between eu and u.s. privacy laws include:<\/p>\n