[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6585]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                              THE APPS ACT

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of 
consumer protection and privacy on mobile devices.
  Every day, millions of Americans use mobile applications to help us 
get through the day, but many consumers do not know that their data is 
being collected. This privacy breach is just not ones and zeros. It's 
personal information, including our location at any given moment, our 
photos, messages, and many of the things meant only for our friends and 
loved ones; yet we lack basic rights to control how and how much of our 
data is collected on our phones, iPads, and tablets.
  Data has become the oil of the 21st century and, like any other 
resource, there must be commonsense rules of the road for this emerging 
challenge. Today I'm introducing the APPS Act, a commonsense approach 
to this urgent challenge. The APPS Act will protect consumers without 
disrupting functionality or innovation.
  Privacy is an issue that should unite us, not drive us apart. I ask 
that my colleagues come together and support this bill, creating 
transparency and trust in the mobile marketplace.

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