Dive summary:

• The Location Protection Act of 2012 that would criminalize stalking apps was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• The bill is unlikely to see the Senate floor this year, but it has bipartisan support.
• Currently, the bill does not address services that have complied consent.

From the article:

… "As currently drafted this bill would place innovative and responsible companies under a complicated and difficult-to-implement legal regime that would greatly diminish the consumer's experience," wrote Mike Zaneis, the Interactive Advertising Bureau's senior vp and general counsel. …