House rejects bill requiring carriers to share phone location

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http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.iYUZFvqEk9x3IhFC9eBcg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2016-05-24T010321Z_1_LYNXNPEC4N01F_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/house-rejects-bill-requiring-carriers-share-phone-location-010321487--finance.html)By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted down on Monday a measure that would have compelled cell phone carriers to disclose a phone's location with law enforcement in the event of an emergency, amid a last-minute lobbying effort from privacy advocates opposed to it. Lawmakers voted 229-158 to pass the Kelsey Smith Act, falling short of the two-thirds threshold necessary due to rules invoked to expedite the bill’s vote. R Street, a libertarian-leaning think tank, said phone companies already possess the authority to share cell phone location data in emergency situations and did so frequently, making the legislation largely unnecessary.



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