[gpl_list] HB 2866

[Smith, Rachel]

I do think that it could potentially affect companies like Waze or Google when collecting information from personal electronic devices.  I think the intention of the bill is to address privacy issues related to companies like Facebook and Google who are collecting personal information and selling it to others.

>From a practical perspective, I think that if the Bill passes, Google and Facebook (and others) will likely have another lengthy notice that many people click "ok," so that they can use the app, without ever reading the fine print. It doesn't prevent them from collecting the data.  It says that they must be transparent about what they are collecting and what they are doing with it, while also requiring individual consent. From the companies' perspective, being able to report out everything they've collected about a single individual and who they've shared it with, etc...is perhaps a big hurdle. ? But that is a guess. ?  I don't know the ins and outs of their data processing.

Note:  Public bodies and law enforcement are exempt. Section 1. (1)(d)(B)

I think there is good intent behind this Bill and it will likely have a lot of support.

Rachel


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Rachel L. Smith
Information Resources Coordinator
Direct: 503-934-0295 | Cell: 503-881-0433
rachel.smith at state.or.us<mailto:rachel.smith at state.or.us> | www.oregon.gov/LCD<http://www.oregon.gov/LCD>





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Subject: [gpl_list] HB 2866

Hi folks, I was made aware recently of HB 2866<https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2866>.  My take on this bill is that it would disrupt useful services, like Waze, that rely on geolocation data collected continuously from thousands of devices across the state to provide aggregated information...traffic congestion in the case of Waze.  I believe the intention of this bill is to reduce or eliminate direct advertising in real time to devices, but I think the authors have overreached.  The ACLU has tried in the last two Congresses to pass similar legislation without success.  It appears they are now trying to set a precedent in state legislatures, probably to take another run at national legislation.  Thoughts?

cy

Cy Smith, GISP, State GIO
OSCIO Geospatial Enterprise Office
Member, FGDC National Geospatial Advisory Committee
Former Chair, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO)
Former President, Urban Regional Info. Systems Association (URISA)
Former President, National States Geographic Info. Council (NSGIC)
(503) 378-6066, http://gis.oregon.gov<http://gis.oregon.gov/>

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