Privacy & Security

Consumers today and in the future deserve the ability to control how their information is collected and used whenever they use the internet, and wherever they go online. This is why Charter has long called for national online privacy legislation that starts with the consumer and is grounded in 5 core principles: control, transparency, parity, uniformity, and security. 

 

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COVID-19 and the Importance of Protecting Consumer Privacy

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many Americans feeling uncertain how to balance the need to protect their digital privacy with the need to share individual health information to fight the virus. Individuals who want to take steps to protect themselves and others during this unprecedented health emergency should be able to do so and know their personal privacy is protected.

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