EAVESDROP Act 2022-07-27 Introduced in House Earning Approval of Voice External Sound Databasing Retained on People Act or the EAVESDROP Act

This bill requires internet-connected devices that include a microphone to notify consumers how and under what circumstances the device collects information from ambient noise, such as human dialogue or any other sound that occurs in the range of the device's microphone.

Further, such devices must include a reasonable method to deactivate such collection.

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