Massachusetts weighs outright ban on selling user location data
to essentially bypass the Fourth Amendment requirement for a search warrant. Although the US Supreme Court has said a warrant is usually needed for agencies to access location data from carriers, purchasing the data from private companies has served as a loophole.
The Massachusetts legislative session runs through next year, and the bill’s backers show optimism that it will pass. “I have every reason to be optimistic that something will be happening in this session,” MA Senate Majority Leader Cindy Creem , the bill’s sponsor, told theAll products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links.
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