{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20131205163623/http://hankjohnson.house.gov/press-release/rep-johnson-applauds-progress-mobile-apps-privacy-guidelines", "Rep. Johnson applauds progress on mobile apps privacy guidelines", "2013-11-05", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "GA", "Hank Johnson", "J000288", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), author of the first bipartisan mobile privacy bill the APPS Act of 2013, issued the following statement on news that short-form privacy notices created by the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) mobile app negotiators are set to start undergoing user testing and implementation:\n\u201cWe are at a critical juncture in protecting consumers\u2019 privacy on mobile devices.\u00a0 The vast majority of consumers want apps that protect their privacy, and will avoid the ones that don\u2019t.\u00a0 We need to equip users with the right tools. That\u2019s why having clear notices about how an app collects and uses data on mobile devices is so important.\u00a0 I applaud the App Developers Alliance and ACT for their leadership in testing the NTIA code of conduct for transparency.\u00a0 This rigorous, bottom-up approach to mobile privacy is essential to producing smart notices that work.\u201d\nBackground:\nIn August, the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) concluded a multi-stakeholder process to develop an industry code to inform consumers of data collection on mobile devices.\u00a0 As part of this code, developers must provide notices to users about the data an app collects and shares \u201cwhere practicable.\u201d\u00a0 ACT and the Application Developers Alliances are working toward implementing the NTIA code through privacy short-form notices. In October, Congressman Johnson sent a letter to President Obama encouraging the president to consider H.R. 1913, the APPS Act, as the basis for comprehensive privacy legislation.\u00a0 \u201cBy bringing baseline privacy protections to mobile devices, the APPS Act would protect and empower consumers with transparency, notice, and control on mobile devices,\u201d Johnson wrote in the letter.\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20131205163623/http://hankjohnson.house.gov/press-release/rep-johnson-applauds-progress-mobile-apps-privacy-guidelines"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7560350932180882, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}