Data privacy is a big public concern. Will Congress answer with a law?

Your “friends” online? Check. Your shopping habits? Check. Your credit card or other online payment information? Check. Some of America’s biggest, richest companies are custodians of that data.

American consumers display plenty of ambivalence about this – showing little reluctance to sign up for no-fee apps and web tools that earn money by using their data for targeting ads.  

At the same time, the public is worried – enough so to heavily support legislation to safeguard online privacy. And a tide of data hacks adds to the urgency. T-Mobile and retailer Neiman Marcus are two of the most recent data-breach targets involving millions of customers. 

Amy Krebs is an Ohio resident who has seen up close how personal data can be compromised. Eight years ago, soon after the Obama administration

Rising pressure on Big Tech “Within shouting distance of each other”