The Own Your Own Data Act Introduced in the Senate

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Introduced a bill that would create a Do Not Track database that consumers can join to keep companies from accessing and sharing certain data. The bill would impose strict penalties for companies that violate the provisions, it would ban discrimination against people who sign up for the Do Not Track and it would also force internet companies to disclose the rights under this legislation to the consumers. At the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Josh said, “It’s very simple. It just says that a consumer can make a one-time choice not to be tracked, not the have her data sent to these companies, and to stop them from then selling that data to other companies.”