The Location Shield Act would be the first US state law to ban the buying and selling of geo-data to third-party entities.
Meta could protect users’ abortion-related messages whenever it wants, advocates sayThe Location Shield Act, if passed, would make such tactics illegal in many cases. Consumers could still utilize location-necessary apps such as Uber and DoorDash, but those companies would not be allowed to sell the information to interested parties. Meanwhile, such data could still be accessed by certain outside sources such as law enforcement, but only after obtaining consumer consent.
, almost 92 percent of Massachusetts voters support a law banning the sale of mobile device location data., hope the bill will move to a vote within the current Massachusetts legislative session, which runs through next year. “Whether you’re going to a doctor’s office, place of worship, or anywhere else, your movements should be private,” Caitlin Seeley George, Fight for the Future’s Campaigns and Managing Director, tells. “This bill looks at the big picture—privacy rights have to be included in the conversation about abortion rights, trans rights, and in fighting for the rights of all targeted groups.”Andrew Paul is Popular Science's staff writer covering tech news.
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