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Submission + - Franken bill would protect consumers location data (thehill.com)

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.

Comment Re:So? (Score 1) 508

Lets say you're trying to bak a cake. You know you can do it so you're overconfident. You don't take measurements as carefully as you should because you've done it a hundred times before. As a result, the cake is a disaster. Whereas if you were unsure whether you could do it, you would have been extra careful and the cake may have turned out right.

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