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    Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, PRIVACY NEWS: Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing to examine Location Privacy Protection Act, (May 29, 2014)

    The Senate Judiciary Committee has announced that it has scheduled a hearing of the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law to examine the proposed Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 for Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in Room 22 ...

    The Senate Judiciary Committee has announced that it has scheduled a hearing of the Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law to examine the proposed Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 for Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Chairman Senator Al Franken (D, Minnesota) will preside over the hearing.

    The bill (S. 2171), sponsored by Senator Franken, would require companies to receive express authorization from mobile device users before collecting and sharing location information with third parties. The consent must be received after the user has been notified that his or her location information will be collected, may be disclosed, and how to revoke the consent. Certain exceptions from the consent requirement are provided if the information is used by parents to locate minor children or in emergencies.

    Witnesses for the hearing have not yet been announced.

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