Fight for privacy of students, cellphone users moves to states

The fight for privacy advanced in the U.S. with 16 states and the District of Columbia introducing legislation that addresses such issues as requiring permission before student data is shared for non-educational purposes and warrants before using cell-tower simulators to intercept phone calls.

“A bipartisan consensus on privacy rights is emerging, and now the states are taking collective action where Congress has been largely asleep at the switch,” said Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, which coordinated the initiative, in a statement.

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