WITF: Better than nothing? Pa. considers data privacy bill friendly to companies, called weak by consumer advocates

The “Washington model,” as it’s called, places the burden for data privacy on consumers rather than companies, while exempting major industries like health care and finance, according to Kara Williams, legal fellow for the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a 30-year-old nonpartisan nonprofit that advocates for the right to privacy in the digital age.  

“ Nothing has changed in the past four years about the data ecosystem,” Williams said. “None of these harmful practices have been reined in.” 

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