Right-to-know protections get favorable recommendations from House lawmakers The State House dome as seen on March 5, 2016. (ELIZABETH FRANTZ / Monitor staff) ELIZABETH FRANTZ Published: 3/2/2021 5:16:30 PM The House Judiciary Committee voted in favor of a bill Tuesday that would prevent mobile app companies from sharing an owner’s location unless explicitly requested by that owner. In a bipartisan vote, the panel voted to recommend that House Bill 384 be approved by the House at its next meeting. The bill would bar a developer of an app to make someone's location available to a third party – whether by selling it or giving it out – unless the customer gave specific permission.