Georgia Congressman tackles health security.

• Position: PRIVACY - Hank Johnson - Brief article

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) released a discussion draft of the Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2013 in mid-January. According to the congressman's website, AppRights.us, "This bill would require that app developers maintain privacy policies, obtain consent from consumers before collecting data, and securely maintain the data that they collect."

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The act would also require developers to provide consumers with a method to opt out of continued use of the app and decide the fate of their personal information already captured by the app. The consumer could direct the developer to delete any personal data to the extent practicable or cease collecting data altogether.

Johnson released the draft following on the heels of a meeting of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which...