Bill to Bar Data Brokers from Vending Health and Location Information

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced a new bill is presented that wants to prohibit data brokers from vending the health and location information of Americans. The bill known as These senators co-sponsored the Health and Location Data Protection Act

• Ron Wyden (D-OR), Chair of the Senate Finance Committee
• Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
• Bernie Sanders (I-VT.), Chair of the Senate Budget Committee
• Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Data brokers make money from the location details of a lot of individuals, causing significant threats to Americans everywhere by selling their most sensitive data, mentioned Senator Warren. As this extremist Supreme Court is ready to overturn Roe v. Wade and says planning to criminalize vital health care, it is more essential than ever for Congress to safeguard consumers’ sensitive information.

At present, data brokers are typically not controlled by federal rules, yet they’re obtaining highly sensitive details from Americans, such as their location. That detail is obtained from a huge selection of mobile applications and, in lots of instances, the information is obtained without express user authorization. That information is then offered for sale to almost any person prepared to pay the cost. That data has been utilized to elude the Fourth Amendment and stalk and annoy individuals. On many occasions, data brokers are observed to be vending cellphone-based location information of persons going to abortion centers, which has put the safety of women at stake who are in search of healthcare.

If approved, the Health and Location Data Protection Act is going to bar data brokers from marketing or sending the location and health details of Americans to rein in big information brokers and employ long-delayed regulations for this $200 billion sector. The bill mandates the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to issue guidelines to apply the new legislation in 180 days and will allow the FTC, state attorneys general, and injured people to prosecute data brokers to implement the terms of the legislation. The bill will additionally make certain that the FTC is provided $1 billion in funds in the next ten years so that it can accomplish its work and can impose the rules. The law will consist of exemptions for HIPAA-compliant activities, safeguarding the First Amendment speech, and validly permitted disclosures.

If abortion is against the law, exploring reproductive health care on the web, updating a period-checking application, or bringing a telephone to the physician’s office all can be employed to monitor and prosecute women all over the U.S. It results in uterus monitoring. Congress ought to secure the privacy of Americans from abuse by far-right political figures who desire to deal with women’s bodies. Sen Wyden is very pleased to support Senator Warren in introducing the Health and Location Data Protection Act.