Bill Text: NJ AR270 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges enactment of "Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015."
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-12-14 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee [AR270 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-AR270-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman DAVID P. RIBLE
District 30 (Monmouth and Ocean)
SYNOPSIS
Urges enactment of "Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015."
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Assembly Resolution urging the enactment of the federal "Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015."
Whereas, Protecting consumers from cyber security and privacy dangers, including threats to their motor vehicles known as "car hacking," is critical, and this public concern should be addressed; and
Whereas, Increasingly, motor vehicle functions are controlled by computers and not just drivers, making the potential for car hacking a very real and emerging threat; and
Whereas, The alarming risks associated with car hacking can include remote vehicle disablement or brake disablement, hacking tire pressure monitoring systems, and remotely tracking and monitoring vehicles; and
Whereas, In July 2015, Senator Markey of Massachusetts introduced the federal "Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015," also known as the "SPY Car Act of 2015," to protect consumers from security and privacy threats to their motor vehicles, such as car hacking; and
Whereas, The "SPY Car Act of 2015" directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to adopt cybersecurity regulations that require vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States to protect against unauthorized access to certain electronic controls and driving data, and require vehicles with accessible data or control signals to be capable of detecting, reporting, and stopping attempts to intercept driving data or control the vehicle; and
Whereas, The federal legislation also requires that a manufacturer include with the fuel economy labeling a "cyber dashboard" display to inform consumers about the extent to which the vehicle protects an individual's cybersecurity and privacy; and
Whereas, Under the "SPY Car Act of 2015," the Federal Trade Commission would adopt regulations to: (1) require owners or lessees to be notified about the collection, transmission, retention, and use of driving data; (2) provide owners or lessees with the option to terminate certain data collection and retention without losing navigation tools or other features; and (3) prohibit manufacturers from using collected information for advertising or marketing purposes without owner or lessee consent; and
Whereas, It is in the public interest of the citizens of the State of New Jersey and this great nation to protect consumers from cyber security threats like car hacking; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The United States Congress is respectfully urged to support and pass, and the President to sign into law, S.1806 of 2015, the "Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015."
2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the General Assembly to the President and Vice President of the United States of America, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, every sponsor and co-sponsor of S.1806 of 2015, the "Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015," and every member of Congress elected from this State.
STATEMENT
This resolution urges Congress to pass, and the President to sign into law, the "Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015," also known as the "SPY Car Act of 2015."
"Car hacking" is a very real and emerging threat, with associated risks that include vehicle disablement or brake disablement, hacking tire pressure monitoring systems, and remotely tracking and monitoring vehicles.
In July 2015, Senator Markey of Massachusetts introduced Senate Bill No.1806, the "SPY Car Act of 2015," to protect consumers from security and privacy threats to their motor vehicles. The "SPY Car Act of 2015" directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to adopt cybersecurity regulations that require vehicles manufactured for sale in the United States to protect against unauthorized access to certain electronic controls and driving data. These regulations would require vehicles with accessible data or control signals to be capable of detecting, reporting, and stopping attempts to intercept driving data or control the vehicle. A manufacturer would be required to include a "cyber dashboard" display to inform consumers about the extent to which the vehicle protects an individual's cybersecurity and privacy. The Federal Trade Commission would also adopt regulations to: (1) require owners or lessees to be notified about the collection, transmission, retention, and use of driving data; (2) provide owners or lessees with the option to terminate certain data collection and retention without losing navigation tools or other features; and (3) prohibit manufacturers from using collected information for advertising or marketing purposes without owner or lessee consent.
