{"id":267360,"date":"2026-06-08T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/massachusetts-votes-to-pass-new-privacy-rights-bill-that-bans-sale-of-precise-location-data\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T09:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:45:12","slug":"massachusetts-votes-to-pass-new-privacy-rights-bill-that-bans-sale-of-precise-location-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/08\/massachusetts-votes-to-pass-new-privacy-rights-bill-that-bans-sale-of-precise-location-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/06\/08\/massachusetts-votes-to-pass-new-privacy-rights-bill-that-bans-sale-of-precise-location-data\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-08 09:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Massachusetts lawmakers have voted to pass privacy protections that grant the state\u2019s residents new rights over accessing and deleting their data held by big tech giants. The bill also bans companies from selling their users\u2019 precise location data.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers in the Massachusetts House passed the state\u2019s Consumer Data Privacy Act in a unanimous 146-0 vote on Thursday, months after all of the Senate\u2019s 40 lawmakers voted in favor of advancing its own bill in September. Now, the bills will be combined in the Senate, and sent to the state governor\u2019s office, where it is expected to be signed into law. It\u2019s not immediately clear when that will happen.<\/p>\n

The move makes Massachusetts the latest U.S. state to push for stronger consumer privacy rights after years of documented abuses by the wider technology, advertising and social media industries. While the United States does not have a nationwide privacy law, unlike many of the world\u2019s major democracies, U.S. states have filled the void of legislation by bringing their own patchwork of privacy rules that apply to their states.<\/p>\n

The bill, if passed into law, will apply to companies that handle or process the personal data of more than 100,000 consumers. It will largely affect medium-sized startups as well as Silicon Valley technology titans.<\/p>\n

The law would block the sharing or sale of sensitive information without a user\u2019s explicit consent. This data includes biometrics (such as health data, genetic information, and fingerprints), their precise geolocation data, and other markers about their religion, immigration status and sexual orientation.<\/p>\n

The collection and sale of people\u2019s location data has been a major flashpoint in privacy debates for years. Data brokers have for years relied on app developers selling their users\u2019 location data to repackage and sell it to anyone who can pay, including stalkers, governments and militaries. In many cases, the government says it does not need a warrant to…<\/p>\n

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