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All 3rd party data collection of identifiable information on users, IPs, domains, and devices (anything that can tie back to a consumer) requires line item affirmative consent from the user with a disclosure of what is being collected and all known current and future uses. That should put an end to websites with 4,000 trackers.
Sale of identifiable consumer data (including device information, etc...) to a 3rd party requires the affirmative consent of the consumer.
Targeted advertisements must include a link to information about why this advertisement targeted the user, and the source of the data that informed that decision.
Government agencies, political parties, PACs, and religious organizations are barred from collecting consumer data from 3rd parties. They are barred from commissioning others to collect 3rd party consumer data on their behalf for opposition research purposes. The single exception being narrowly targeted data for criminal investigations with a warrant.
A user's microphone may not be engaged without affirmative user consent or a warrant. A ban on transmitting data for the purposes of mapping a residence or the movement of parties within a residence without user consent or a warrant.
Absolute consumer freedom to install whatever software and firmware they so choose on any consumer grade computer hardware they have paid for and are in physical possession of. So you may be prohibited from dumping malware on a server you rented, but you can hack your car, video game console, exercise bike, PC, etc... to your heart's content.
A codified "right to be forgotten" upon request for all concluded commercial transactions, disused online profiles, and online media not pertaining to public figures, ongoing litigation, criminal matters, or matters of otherwise significant public concern after X length of time.
A government registry to be formed for the purpose of identifying which companies are storing personally identifiable information about you (not actually containing any of that info itself). Simply requiring companies to register who's data they're storing and what type of data, and providing a means of demanding that information be removed.