Scalise Introduces Bill Protecting Smart Device Users From Being Involuntarily Recorded
Today, House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) introduced the Earning Approval of Voiced External Sound Databasing Retained on People (EAVESDROP) Act, a bill requiring smart device manufacturers to notify consumers if their devices record unsolicited conversations outside of when consumers ask their devices to listen or perform a task, and provide consumers the choice to opt out…