Consumer data is incredibly valuable. Businesses are using more sophisticated methods to secretly gather that data and increase their profits. How much do they know about us, and what is being done to protect consumer information in New York and Connecticut? Our guests: Michael Kwet, visiting fellow , Information Society Project, Yale Law School; podcast host, Tech Empire Justin Cappos, Ph.D., associate professor , computer science, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; member, NYU Center for Cybersecurity John Bandler, cybersecurity attorney; adjunct lecturer , Department of Security, Fire, and Emergency Management, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Kevin Thomas, New York state senator, D-Levittown , sponsor of the NY Privacy Act