GAO Recommends Congress Consider Comprehensive Privacy Law
Congress should consider comprehensive privacy legislation that enhances consumer protections and includes the “oversight authorities agencies should have,” the GAO said Tuesday. Though the FTC oversees internet privacy across all industries, it lacks a privacy law “governing private companies’ collection,…
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use, or sale of internet users’ data, leaving consumers with limited assurance that their privacy will be protected,” the GAO said. Congress should strengthen the federal privacy framework to “reflect changes in technology and the marketplace,” the report said.