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Committee reopens debate on bill restricting sale of precise geolocation data; sponsor seeks amendment
Summary
Members questioned which apps and business models the restriction would affect; sponsors said the bill bans sale of precise geolocation data (within 1,750 feet) but does not bar collection or internal transfers and exempts fraud investigations and non‑sale transfers.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary took extended testimony and debate May 12 on House Bill 2008A, a bill that would restrict controllers covered by the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act from processing personal data for targeted advertising or selling precise geolocation data when the controller knows or willfully disregards that the consumer is under 16, and would bar sale of precise geolocation data (defined in the bill to a radius of approximately 1,750 feet) more broadly.
Tisha (committee staff) outlined the measure and its floor support; discussion then focused on the practical effects of banning…
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