Republican members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee formally introduced legislation on May 7, 2020, to give Americans more control over and insight into how their personal health, proximity and geolocation data is used during the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic. The bill requires companies to obtain express consent in order to collect, process or transfer this type of data for the purposes of tracking the spread of COVID-19. It also allows individuals to opt out of the collection and use of this data, and directs companies to be transparent to the public by describing their data collection practices in relation to the pandemic.
COVID-19 Data Privacy Bill Introduced
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