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Daily Dashboard | Markey Introduces Mobile Device Privacy Act Related reading: OMB to issue government-wide AI risk mitigation directive

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IDG News reports on a new bill proposed by Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) to “require mobile phone makers, network providers and application developers to disclose to customers any monitoring software installed on their mobile devices.” The Mobile Device Privacy Act, which Markey introduced on Wednesday, would also require permission from customers before their mobile devices could be monitored. "Apps very commonly access our sensitive information—our location, our photos, web browsing, history. Apps often do this without prior notice and even when the app isn't actively being used," Markey said, adding reports of such tracking have created a "significant societal issue that has to be discussed." Software and technology groups, meanwhile, are saying legislation is not the answer, the report states.
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