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Comment on the Administration’s Approach to Consumer Privacy

November 9, 2018
CU-NTIA-Docket No. 180821780-8780-01
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration requested comments on their approach to consumer privacy. Consumer Reports submitted comments to the NTIA, advocating for a stronger data minimization principle, the framing of a privacy violation as a per se harm, and strong enforcement and accountability measures in order to incentivize companies to sufficiently protect consumer data.

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