Bill Text: NY S03371 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to privacy protection policies on internet websites, online services, online applications and mobile applications that collect social security numbers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S03371 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S03371-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3371
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 23, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to printed privacy
          protection policies on  internet  websites,  online  services,  online
          applications  and  mobile  applications  that  collect social security
          numbers
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  390-bb to read as follows:
     3    §  390-bb.  Privacy  protection policies. Any internet website, online
     4  service, online application or mobile application that collects individ-
     5  uals' social security numbers shall post clear and conspicuous notice on
     6  the homepage of its own website about its  privacy  policy.  Any  person
     7  found to have violated the provisions of this section shall be guilty of
     8  a class B  misdemeanor and subject to a two hundred fifty dollar fine.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01864-01-7