Bill proposes big fines, jail time for privacy violations

Published October 25, 2019 3:00am ET



U.S. companies would face stiff fines and executives could serve several years in prison, for violating regulations in a new consumer privacy bill.

Ron Wyden introduced the Mind Your Own Business Act on Oct. 17. The Democratic senator described the bill, which targets online data collection, as stronger than the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.

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