Apple understands that strong consumer data privacy protections are essential to maintaining consumers’trust in the technologies and companies that drive the digital economy. The existing framework in the United States effectively addresses some privacy issues in our increasingly networked society, but additional protections are necessary to preserve consumer trust. The internet is integral to economic and social life in the United States and throughout the world. Networked technologies offer individuals nearly limitless ways to express themselves, form social connections, transact business, and organize politically.
