The "You Own the Data Act" (YODA) was introduced on May 4th, 2026. The bill would give individuals more control over how companies can collect and share their data.

🔗 https://explainthelaw.com/bill/hr8652-you-own-the-data-act/

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u/mango_storm • 17 hr ago

Finally! Been waiting for something like this. Though "control" often just means "opt out of every single thing individually," which is exhausting.

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u/NightOwlDev • 15 hr ago

Good luck enforcing it. Companies will just move the goalposts or use dark patterns. We need actual teeth in the law, not just a bill.

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u/DataDrifter_01 • 10 hr ago

Exactly. It's a game of whack-a-mole right now. GDPR helped, but even that's hard to police effectively across borders.

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u/code_monkey_xOP • 11 hr ago

May the 4th be with your data... until it's sold anyway.

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