1. United States
2. Ind.
3. Letter

I am writing to urge immediate state-level action to curb data brokerage, biometric surveillance, and automated profiling that harms residents. Our state’s consumers are subjected to constant data collection through apps, vehicles, retail systems, facial recognition cameras, and license-plate tracking. This data is aggregated and sold without meaningful consent, raising insurance premiums, enabling surveillance pricing, and exposing residents to fraud and misuse. California enacted the DELETE Act and DROP platform because opt-out privacy regimes fail in practice. Requiring individuals to repeatedly request deletion from hundreds of companies after harm has occurred is not consumer protection. Law enforcement use of commercial surveillance tools has already resulted in documented abuse, including stalking, inappropriate searches, abortion-related investigations, and false arrests caused by facial recognition errors. These risks increase as AI systems automate categorization and risk scoring without transparency or accountability. I urge the state to: • Require opt-in consent for data sharing by default • Restrict biometric and license-plate data collection and resale • Regulate insurer and employer use of third-party data • Require warrants for government use of commercial surveillance data • Establish strong enforcement and penalties Residents should not have to trade privacy for participation in modern life. Please act.