Senator John “Jay” Rockefeller’s bill would create a national do-not-track mechanism. ACLU is concerned that data from online tracking is being married with offline databases. The bill would require online companies to honor consumer requests to opt out of tracking. Consumer Federation of America: Legislation would give “Americans the right — and the right tools — to browse the Internet without their every click being tracked for marketing or other purposes” Bill would apply to mobile phone network operators as well websites and online advertising networks.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2128456/privacy-groups-support-new-do-not-track-bill.html