Ore. Lawmakers Pass Car Privacy Bill, Add Exemption to Geolocation Bill
The Oregon legislature approved an automotive privacy bill Thursday, while another possible change to the state’s comprehensive privacy bill edged closer to the finish line.
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The Senate voted 27-0 for HB-3875, which would require carmakers to comply with privacy measures concerning collecting and using drivers' personal data. The House previously passed the bill by a 51-0 vote on April 10 (see 2504140015).
Meanwhile, another privacy bill, on children and geolocation (HB-2008), received a Judiciary Committee recommendation to pass with an amendment, according to a Friday update on the legislature’s website. The bill would prohibit processing, profiling or selling data of a consumer who a controller knows is younger than 16. And it would ban selling precise geolocation data that shows the location of a consumer within 1,750 feet.
The amendment adds an exemption to language explaining what level of personal geolocation data may not be sold. It says “personal data that is not subject to sale under this subparagraph does not include the content of communications or any data generated by or connected to advanced utility metering infrastructure systems or equipment for use by a utility.”
Oregon's legislative session is set to end June 30.