Washington Post: Location-tracking devices to require user permission under U.S. bill

Smartphones, mobile applications and in-car navigation devices would be required to get permission from consumers before collecting and sharing location data under legislation to be considered by a U.S. Senate committee this week.

Senator Al Franken, a Minnesota Democrat who introduced the measure last year, released a revised version yesterday to let companies get one-time approval from users rather than seeking permission every time location data is collected or shared. The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider the measure tomorrow.

Franken, chairman of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on privacy, technology and the law, is one of several lawmakers who have focused on how technology companies collect information on the location of users and share that data with third parties including advertisers and data brokers.

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