Our laws should protect us, not the data dealers

In 2019, our lives are attached to the internet -- from banking to shopping and even childcare and dog-walking. For most of us, sharing our personal data is the price we pay for being online.

It’s only fair that the companies that profit from our data should protect it. But too often, they don’t.

In 2018, at least 4.5 billion records were compromised in the first half of the year alone in the world. That’s about 291 breaches per second, on average. And the majority of those incidences occurred in North America.1

That’s why we’re calling on legislators to protect our data, not the data dealers.

Call on your legislators to protect our data now.

Companies need to do more to protect our data from those looking to steal our private information, from social security numbers to driver’s license numbers to bank account numbers and more.

That’s why we’re calling on legislators to require companies to implement regular cybersecurity inspections, and levy fines against companies that experience future breaches -- holding them accountable to protect our data. Because our laws should protect our data, not the companies that profit from it.

Another major data breach could happen any day -- that’s why we need to pass legislation to protect our data right now. Add your name today.

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1. Rob Marvin, "Data Breaches Compromised 4.5 Billion Records In First Half of 2018," PC Magazine, October 9, 2018