NPR reports:
Even the most mundane online tasks require us to hand over sensitive data. Privacy policies pass by with an easy click. Yes, each company has its own legal language about the risks we take on, but the standards for consumer protection are murky.
“There is no one law in the United States that mandates that websites and phone applications have good data security,” says law professor Woodrow Hartzog, who focuses on the area of privacy law and online communication.
So if there isn’t one set of rules, who’s working to keep your personal information safe?
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