Tech Giants Would Need to Be More Careful with Your Data
With federal privacy laws in Europe and the U.S., tech firms will need to be much more careful with user data. That may look like shying away from sketchy practices or keeping a closer eye on how third-parties use the data that they provide. But whatever it looks like, companies should take their roles as data custodians much more seriously.
Of course, there’s an argument to be made that a federal level privacy law could negatively impact companies. Firms may need to hire more staff or spend money on systems to become complaint, and targeted advertising strategies may very well have to change.
But that future still seems a lot brighter than the alternative. Privacy, as Apple puts it, should be a human right guaranteed by the government and respected by corporate entities. Indeed,