Bill Text: NY S03769 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


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

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S03769 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03769-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3769
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 17, 2015
                                      ___________
       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    S  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    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08911-02-5
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