FTC Wants To Be Top Cop On Geolocation

The FTC asked Congress to give it rulemaking and civil enforcement authority over geolocation data by amending the Location Privacy Protection Act (LPPA), arguing that this would codify requirements for consent, transparency, and protections against “GPS stalking.” The article outlines LPPA provisions, legislative sponsors, and references recent FTC enforcement actions against apps and insecure IoT devices as supporting context.