The GDPR comes from a different direction - you own the data about yourself, no matter where it is stored.
In the US, courts have ruled that the compiler of data owns all that data - you have no control about data about yourself (except in a few legal categories like credit reporting). Some of these old court rulings covered telephone books and business directories.
In the US, courts have ruled that the compiler of data owns all that data - you have no control about data about yourself (except in a few legal categories like credit reporting). Some of these old court rulings covered telephone books and business directories.
> Unnecessary personal data is a liability.
Absolutely.