A bill to protect the privacy of consumers.

S. 4211, the Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act, would establish a uniform federal standard for consumer data privacy to replace the current patchwork of state privacy laws. The bill would give consumers greater control over their personal information by allowing them to access, correct, and erase their data. It would also require businesses that collect personal data to implement robust security measures and generally prohibit companies from collecting data without consumer consent, with limited exceptions.

The legislation would apply to most businesses under Federal Trade Commission jurisdiction, including nonprofits and common carriers, though small businesses collecting data on fewer than one million individuals would receive some exemptions. The bill would authorize the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to uniformly enforce these federal privacy protections. According to the sponsor, the goal is to provide consumers with strong baseline protections while giving businesses a clear, consistent standard rather than having to comply with different rules in different states.