State legislators want to tame ‘wild, wild west’ of smart technology data – Chicago Sun-Times

The Protecting Household Privacy Act requires makers of smart devices such as as the Amazon Echo or Ring video doorbells to disclose to customers on their websites the names of all third parties receiving personal data. Further, law enforcement would need a court order to access someone’s household data.

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