By Angie Wong
It’s Time for a U.S. Right to Be Forgotten Bill
Americans are being digitally exploited—and most don’t even know it.
Every day, our personal data is scraped, tracked, sold, and weaponized by faceless corporations and shady data brokers—without our consent. They collect everything: your location, IP address, search history, voice, face, shopping habits, even your health records. This is your digital fingerprint, and right now, you have almost no control over who uses your identity or how it’s monetized.
Data brokers are parasites.
They profit from our identities with zero accountability, operating in the shadows of an unregulated system.
In Europe, citizens are protected by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which includes a powerful tool: the Right to Be Forgotten. It gives individuals the legal right to demand that companies delete their personal data—free of charge. Meanwhile, here in the United States—the birthplace of Big Tech—we have nothing. Why? Because data brokers and tech giants have powerful lobbyists in Washington. And far too many of our lawmakers are asleep in their chambers.
As a mom, I don’t want this future for my children.
That’s why I’m calling on Congress to pass legislation that finally puts Americans back in control of their digital lives:
• Establish a Right to Be Forgotten for all U.S. citizens
• Require law enforcement to treat IP addresses as digital fingerprints, holding online criminals accountable
• Empower individuals to request deletion of their data from platforms and data brokers
• Impose real penalties on companies that traffic in stolen or unauthorized personal data
• Create a federal registry of data brokers to track who’s collecting what—and why
This fight isn’t just about privacy. It’s about freedom, safety, and ownership. Your data is your property. And like any property, you should have the right to protect it—or take it back.
The American people are not commodities.
We are citizens, not clickbait.
If Congress truly cares about civil liberties—if they want to combat identity theft, online harassment, doxxing, and AI exploitation—then they must act now. The time to regulate data brokers was yesterday.
To Washington: Stand with the American people. Pass the Right to Be Forgotten Act. Let’s put power back where it belongs—in the hands of the people.
Angie Wong is a journalist, political commentator, and advocate for Operation Bullyproof, a movement dedicated to protecting individuals from online harassment and pushing for comprehensive legal reforms in the digital space.
Harrisburg100 
This is big business on steroids. Our corrupt politicians can’t say no to these oligarchs selling all our data because of the massive “donations” (bribes) that they receive from these companies.
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