The Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions (CONSENT) Act. S2639 (2018) will:
- require edge providers (Facebook and Google)
- obtain opt-in consent from users before using, sharing or selling their information
- require reasonable data security practices from edge providers
- require notifcation to users about all collection, use, and sharing of users’ personal information, and to inform users of a data breach
- clarifies that enforcement authority trests with the Federal Trade Commission
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