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Subcommittee lays SB 1023 on table after debate over ban on sale of precise geolocation data
Summary
The subcommittee debated Senate Bill 1023, which would ban the sale of precise geolocation data, citing national-security and consumer-protection concerns. Supporters urged an outright ban; industry groups said existing Virginia law is sufficient. The measure was laid on the table on a 6-3 vote.
Senate Bill 1023, a bill that would ban the sale or offer for sale of precise geolocation data about customers, was discussed in the Subcommittee on Communications, Technologies and Innovations and then laid on the table by a 6-3 vote.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Perry, told the panel the measure would “protect the sale of people's geolocation data from being sold” and said the proposal was prompted by reporting that buyers of precise location data could track people who work at national-security facilities. “This is...a national security issue,” Perry said, arguing the…
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