Democrat Senators Al Franken and Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday put forward a bill that would require explicit consent for geolocation data. Apple, Google, and others with more than 5,000 devices on the market would have to both ask permission as well as take steps to shield the data and delete it once it's no longer needed. Franken argued legislation was necessary since there was a distinct difference between location info for a 911 call and the kind that could be used to stalk someone or leak data to third-party marketers.
