BSA │ The Software Alliance supports strong privacy protections for consumers and appreciates the Commerce Committee’s work to improve consumer privacy HB1201, the Pennsylvania Consumer Data Privacy Act. In our federal and state advocacy, BSA works to advance legislation that ensures consumers’ rights — and the obligations imposed on businesses — function in a world where different types of companies play different roles in handling consumers’ personal data. Read more

This document focuses on what processors can (and cannot) do in helping controllers respond to consumer rights requests. Read more

This document explains the history of the controller/processor distinction and demonstrates how widely that distinction has been adopted in global privacy laws. Read more

Comprehensive privacy legislation must create strong obligations for all companies that handle consumer data. These obligations will only be strong enough to protect consumer privacy and instill trust, though, if they reflect how a company interacts with consumer data. Read more