Telco-Related Business Group Offers ‘Uniform’ Privacy Law Framework

The U.S. needs a uniform national privacy law that allows for “contextual” user consent, the Business Roundtable said Thursday, offering a framework. The organization, which includes AT&T, Comcast and Verizon, called for varying degrees of consent for data collection. “Opt-in consent may be required as part of a risk-based privacy practice for data processing that presents higher risks to the rights and interests of individuals,” the framework said.