The Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the...

The Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law plans a June 4 hearing on the Location Privacy Protection Act (S-2171), which would require opt-in consent for mobile apps wishing to collect location information (http://1.usa.gov/1mGwj1X). Subcommittee Chairman Al Franken, D-Minn., reintroduced the bill in March (http://1.usa.gov/1mGA1sv). The hearing will be in 226 Dirksen at 2:30 p.m.