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APP Act

Introduced: September 23, 2020 Introduced by: Scott, Rick Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

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Sep 23, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Sep 23, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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American Privacy Protection Act or the APP Act

This bill requires sellers of internet applications to disclose (1) the business name and address of the application's owner, (2) each location where the application was developed if more than 5% of the application was developed outside the United States, and (3) each location outside the United States where data collected by the application is stored.

What's happening now September 23, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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