[GSDI Legal Socioecon] Geolocation privacy bills submitted to US Congress

[Roger Longhorn]

The following bills relating to geolocation privacy are now before US 
Congress.

*Geolocation privacy:*

  * Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act, H.R. 2168
    <http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2168ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr2168ih.pdf>
    (Reps. Chaffetz and Goodlatte): introduced June 14, 2011.  Referred
    to the House Committee on the Judiciary and the House Committee on
    Intelligence (Permanent Select).


  * Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act, S. 1212
    <http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1212is/pdf/BILLS-112s1212is.pdf>
    (Sen. Wyden): introduced June 15, 2011.  Referred to the Senate
    Committee on the Judiciary.


  * Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011, S. 1223 (Sens. Franken and
    Blumenthal): introduced June 16, 2011.  Referred to the Senate
    Committee on the Judiciary.

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 From InsidePrivacy - see 
http://www.insideprivacy.com/united-states/congress/flurry-of-privacy-bills-introduced-in-congress-more-to-come/

Do any Committee members know of similar Acts or legislation existing or 
proposed in their home countries or regions?

Also, see Kevin Pomfret's contribution at the Autovation event in 
September (from which the links above were identified - thanks, Kevin!)

http://www.sdimag.com/20111011295/spatial-law-and-the-smart-grid.html

and his web site at http://www.spatiallaw.com/.

Kind regards

Roger