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Why is it restricted to location data and not all PII? What possible benefit do his constituents get from limiting protections to just location data?
by DinaCoder99 3y ago
Why is it restricted to location data and not all PII? What possible benefit do his constituents get from limiting protections to just location data?
- hobs 3y agoThe politically expedient answer is "getting anything at all" because of the implied lack of pass-ability of a bill that went further due to industry pushback.
- nyrikki 3y agoData brokers and companies who own data brokers (Oracle) collectively spend about the same amount on lobbying as Google or Facebook did. They know raising a stink about that data after roe v wade was overturned would draw way too much attention to the industry and the fact that us Americans really don't have any privacy protections. So it is restricted to the types of data that those lobbyists think are too toxic to try and protect. Typically they seem to use 'national defense' as their version of 'think about the children' to make sure they can collect and sell this information. There really aren't laws about PII at the data broker level, Even HIPAA doesn't apply. "In most cases, unless the app is provided to you by a covered entity or its business associate - PDF, the HIPAA Rules also do not protect the privacy of data you’ve downloaded or entered into mobile apps for your personal use, regardless of where the information came from." https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance/cell-phone-hipaa/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/guidance... So if the data broker wanted to really fight this, they could probably win this battle but they would risk losing the war for the entire industry.