Data Privacy Laws
Cathy discusses the need for strong data privacy laws to regulate the exploitative behavior of internet modeling and the selling of personal information. She highlights the lack of pushback in the current regulatory environment and the negative impact on insurance pricing and the concept of pooled risk.In this clip
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