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Committee hears bill to create location‑data privacy chapter; ACLU supports measure
Summary
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.
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.
The clerk read a brief synopsis into the record on behalf of…
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