Advocacy

We advocate for meaningful privacy rights you can understand and use—no matter who you are.

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Decades of Privacy Advocacy, Driven by Impact

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse advocates for meaningful privacy protections, actively shaping consumer-friendly policies for decades—from California’s landmark data breach notification law to the groundbreaking California Delete Act in 2023. Through thoughtful policy engagement, strategic partnerships, and targeted legislative advocacy, we strive to ensure privacy laws serve the interests of consumers. We advocate to make privacy accessible for everyone.

Our Approach

We've welcomed individual stories and questions since 1992, and regularly engage in conversations with organizations that represent various consumer interests. We recognize that marginalized communities and those with fewer resources often face privacy violations on a greater scale and have less access to privacy protections.

All of our advocacy is based on real problems and needs, with a focus on data privacy issues that impact individuals' education, housing, healthcare, employment, finances, and security.

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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Coalition urge Governor Hochul to immediately sign S.929/A.2141, the New York Health Information Privacy Act

This critical legislation strengthens privacy protections by prohibiting the sale of electronic health data, requiring affirmative consent for data processing, and ensuring that health data remains protected.

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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Coalition support AB 566 to make it easier to exercise your privacy rights

Exercising your privacy rights can unfortunately be an unnecessarily arduous task. That's why we're proud to stand with a coalition of civil society, consumer protection and privacy advocates supporting Assembly Bill 566, a bill that would require browsers and mobile operating systems to include a setting that enables a consumer to send an opt-out preference signal.

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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Coalition urge lawmakers to oppose CRA resolution targeting consumer protections for payment apps

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, alongside a coalition of civil rights, consumer, and privacy organizations, strongly opposes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution S.J. Res 28, which would roll back vital consumer protections for digital payment apps. This resolution threatens to remove essential oversight that helps ensure the safety and security of millions of users who rely on these apps daily. We urge Senators to reject this resolution and protect consumers from increased vulnerability to fraud, misuse of sensitive personal data, and unjust account freezes or deactivations.

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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Coalition Support Nebraska Delete Act

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and a coalition of consumer and privacy groups including Consumer reports support Nebraska L.B. 602, the Nebraska Delete Act.