This portrait of a society where the personal data of each and every one of us is compromised should be a warning to Congress as they barrel toward passing legislation that would cede America’s technological edge to Beijing.

Watch this discussion on ITIF’s study on the economic impact that a patchwork of state privacy laws will likely have on U.S. businesses, the key criteria Congress should consider in future federal data-privacy legislation to minimize these costs, and the opportunity for the U.S. to embrace an innovation-friendly data protection framework that protects consumers while streamlining regulation.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and a long list of other organizations, urged Congress on Thursday to pass "comprehensive privacy legislation" that would prevent the development of an unwieldy patchwork of state laws.

Newly launched campaign highlights how the current state-by-state patchwork of privacy laws hampers innovation, job creation, and economic growth.