To provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and to enhance the security of such data.
Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2018 or the APPS Act of 2018
This bill directs mobile device application developers, before the application collects personal data about the user, to notify the user and obtain the user's consent regarding the terms and conditions governing the collection, use, storage, and sharing of such personal data.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
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