Privacy

ITIF hosted a panel discussion on a new report on global data localization and what policymakers need to develop new rules, norms, frameworks, and agreements to support data flows.

The new legislation would not only undermine consumer privacy—individuals would have no option to opt-out of disclosing their information to restaurants—but it would also limit the viability of many of these food delivery services, ultimately resulting in higher costs and less convenience for consumers.

Added data regulations will only limit the growth of the digital economy and dissatisfy consumers.

The Tenant Data Privacy Act would require all owners of residential buildings that use digital technologies to provision access to residents, such as through electronic key fobs or biometric door locks, to obtain informed consent through writing or a mobile app. Additionally, building owners would need to provide a “plain language” privacy policy to tenants that details the data their smart access system collects, the third parties they share the data with, how they will securely store the data, and how long they will retain data for.