Committee hears bill to create location‑data privacy chapter; ACLU supports measure
House Bill 6062 would create a new chapter in commercial law to protect location information derived from electronic devices; the Department of Business Regulation would write rules. The ACLU of Rhode Island testified in support, citing the frequency with which phones register location data.
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House Bill 6062, described to the House Committee on Innovation and Technology in the sponsor’s absence, would add a new chapter to Rhode Island commercial law to strengthen privacy protections for location information derived from electronic devices.
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