Cassidy, Rosen Introduce Consumer Privacy Bill Amid Google Scrutiny

Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) unveiled a bill Thursday (Nov. 14) to strengthen privacy protections for consumer health data amid scrutiny over Google’s planned acquisition of Fitbit and its current partnership with Ascension. The bill, called the Stop Marketing And Revealing the Wearables And Trackers Consumer Health Data Act, or the Smartwatch Data Act, defines what type of data would be protected under the bill. According to the bill text, this includes identifiable biometric data, which might...