Bill Text: NY S01464 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires that internet service provider requirements keep all customer information confidential unless written consent is provided by the customer.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S01464 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01464-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1464
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 15, 2019
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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  internet
          service provider privacy requirements
          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-d to read as follows:
     3    § 390-d. Internet service provider privacy requirements. 1. As used in
     4  this section "internet service provider" means any person,  business  or
     5  organization  qualified to do business in this state that provides indi-
     6  viduals, corporations, or other entities with the ability to connect  to
     7  the internet through equipment that is located in this state.
     8    2.  All internet service providers offering services to New York state
     9  customers shall keep all customer information confidential unless  writ-
    10  ten consent is provided by the customer.
    11    3.  An  internet  service  provider  found  to be in violation of this
    12  section shall be subject to a fine of  five  hundred  dollars  for  each
    13  offense.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05367-01-9