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Ohio Joe

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Wed Jun 15, 2022, 10:30 PM Jun 2022

Senate bill would ban data brokers from selling location and health data

A bill introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) would prohibit data brokers from selling Americans' location and health data, Warren's office said Wednesday.

"Largely unregulated by federal law, data brokers gather intensely personal data such as location data from seemingly innocuous sources including weather apps and prayer apps—oftentimes without the consumer's consent or knowledge," a bill summary said. "Then, brokers turn around and sell the data in bulk to virtually any willing buyer, reaping massive profits."

Citing the draft Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Warren said "it is more crucial than ever for Congress to protect consumers' sensitive data."

Warren's bill summary said the proposed Health and Location Data Protection Act "forbids data brokers from selling or transferring location data and health data and requires the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate rules to implement the law within 180 days, while making exceptions for HIPAA-compliant activities, protected First Amendment speech, and validly authorized disclosures." The legislation defines "data broker" as anyone "that collects, buys, licenses, or infers data about individuals and then sells, licenses, or trades that data."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/06/senate-bill-would-ban-data-brokers-from-selling-location-and-health-data/

Repugs, of course, will work as hard as they can to block this.

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Senate bill would ban data brokers from selling location and health data (Original Post) Ohio Joe Jun 2022 OP
We've needed this protection for some time now. Thank you, Sen Warren. K&R crickets Jun 2022 #1
Kick for the morning crowd Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #2
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