By Editorial Board, The Washington Post; Our privacy regime is broken. Congress needs to create new norms for a digital age.
"It is time for something new. Legislators must establish expectations of
companies that go beyond advising consumers that they will be
exploiting their personal information. For some data practices, this
might call for wholesale prohibition. For all data practices, a more
fundamental change is called for: Companies should be expected and
required to act reasonably to prevent harm to their clients. They should
exercise a duty of care. The burden no longer should rest with the user
to avoid getting stepped on by a giant. Instead, the giants should have
to watch where they’re walking."
