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Franken Bill Would Protect Consumers Location Data

Posted by samzenpus on from the covering-your-tracks dept.

GovTechGuy writes "Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) unveiled a new bill on Wednesday that would require firms like Apple and Google to obtain consent from consumers before collecting or sharing their smartphone location data with third parties. The bill would cover all mobile devices including tablets and require firms to inform consumers when they collect their data and allow them to delete it when requested."

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  1. Re:eula by i+kan+reed · · Score: 4, Informative

    You missed the second part. You can tell them to delete your location information, and they'd be compelled by law to do so. That would definetly be different.

  2. Re:Govt.? by Jabrwock · · Score: 4, Informative
    No. The bill explicitly states that it does not affect collection of data by law enforcement, or transfer of location data to law enforcement.

    That's covered under a different bill.

    http://franken.senate.gov/files/docs/110614_The_Location_Privacy_Protection_Act_of_2011_One_pager.pdf

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  3. Re:Not sure why they mention Google... by lrobert98 · · Score: 4, Informative

    But the OS itself is doing it.

  4. About Al by JBMcB · · Score: 5, Informative

    Not to threadjack, but if we're talking about Sen. Franken...

    Al Franken reads the 4th Amendment to a justice department official defending the PATRIOT act:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A8A7hsDOAw

    Al Franken's recent vote on extending the Patriot Act (from Project VoteSmart)

    02/15/2011 Extension of Various Patriot Act Provisions HR 514 Y Bill Passed - Senate

    That Y means Yea.

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