News Insights: Massachusetts law makers are weighing online data privacy bill

Security Weekly recently reported the Massachusetts law makers are weighing online data privacy bill, bill that would grant Massachusetts residents what supporters describe as fundamental internet privacy rights — including greater control over their personal information — is making its way through the Statehouse.

https://www.securityweek.com/massachusetts-lawmakers-weighing-online-data-privacy-bill

News Insights:

Purandar Das, CEO and Co-founder from Sotero (www.soterosoft.com), an encryption-based data  security solutions company, said,  “Massachusetts is the latest in joining a slow but steady procession of states towards protecting individuals. It is paramount that the consumer and their privacy be protected. Much of the online scams and targeting is based on data being so freely available. Business based on consumer data are too numerous to count. Consumers not having a say in how and when their data is used doesn’t seem to make much sense. Also, the commonly used push back about a uniform federal law doesn’t hold much water either. That seems to be a way to slow things down knowing that any action at the federal level has a lower chance of success or tales too much time. There are examples such as taxes, alcohol laws that are applied at the state level and have been embraced.”