Why Selling Cellphone Location Data Could Be Banned in the U.S.

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Published Jul 12, 2023

Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing a near total ban on the selling of location data from mobile devices. The proposed law would go further than any other state’s privacy laws and could upend a billion-dollar industry.

WSJ reporter Byron Tau joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss.

0:00 Total ban on selling cellphone location data
1:13 Why Massachusetts?
2:35 How the tech industry has responded
3:51 How law enforcement comes into play

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