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A new bill being introduced by
Massachusetts Representative Ed
Markey would require cell phone
makers and network operators
to inform consumers about any
location-tracking or information-
sharing software/services that
are installed on the device.
"Consumers have the right to
know and to say no to the
presence of software on their
mobile devices that can collect
and transmit their personal and
sensitive information," said
Markey. "While consumers rely on
their phones, their phones relay
all sorts of information about
them, often without their
knowledge or consent. I am
concerned about the threat to
consumers’ privacy posed by
electronic monitoring software
on mobile phones. Today I am
releasing draft legislation to
provide greater transparency
into the transmission of
consumers’ personal information
and empower consumers to say
no to such transmission." The
Mobile Device Privacy Act covers a
wide range of scenarios and
demands that customers be
informed about what software is
on board, what information it
collects, to which entity it sends
that information, and requires
that the receiving entities store
the information securely.
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