More tech groups join calls to give consumers power over data

Among the six principles the Internet Association endorsed was data portability, which would allow consumers to take their personal information from one company to another that provides a similar service.

Two technology trade groups released proposals for national consumer privacy regulations, adding to the chorus of businesses seeking to influence the growing momentum for stricter rules on how companies handle users’ personal information.

The move by the Internet Association, which counts Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc as members, and BSA The Software Alliance, which represents Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp, comes as Congress and the White House are mulling actions that could affect the workings of the entire digital economy.