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Jun 20, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S7806
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S7806 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S7806 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the New York state automatic identification technology privacy task force, to consist of: the superintendent of the department of financial services, the secretary of state, the commissioner of education, the director of the office for technology, the attorney general, the mayor of the city of New York and 11 at-large members to be appointed by the governor and the legislative leaders; the task force shall report to the governor and the legislature regarding: existing state law, regulations, programs, policies, and practices related to the use of automatic identification technology; the privacy issues associated with the use of automatic identification technology by public and private entities; research on privacy issues associated with the use of automatic identification technology
2011-S7806 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7806 TITLE OF BILL: An act to establish the New York state automatic identification technology privacy task force PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to establish a task force that would assess various privacy issues associated with the use of automatic identification technologies by public and private entities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill would authorize and direct the establishment of the New York state automatic identification privacy task force. The task force would be charged with providing a report to the Governor and Legislature with specific findings and recommendations, including whether legislation is needed to regulate the use of automatic identification technology, no later than November 30, 2011. The bill would direct the chairperson of the consumer protection board and the director of the office for technology to serve as joint chairpersons of the seventeen member task force. JUSTIFICATION: The right to privacy is a personal and fundamental right. Automated systems used to identify, track, record, store and transfer data, commonly referred to as automatic identification systems, are
2011-S7806 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7806 I N S E N A T E June 20, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to establish the New York state automatic identification technol- ogy privacy task force THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that new technol- ogies can have a profound impact on people and social systems. The use of new technologies can be very beneficial, but care must be taken to ensure that such technologies are used responsibly. Automated systems used to identify, track, record, store and transfer data, commonly referred to as automatic identification technology, are increasingly being used by public and private entities, including retailers, manufac- turers, and hospitals. The legislature recognizes that as the price of automatic identification technology decreases, the employment of this technology is expected to increase rapidly. The legislature further recognizes that automatic identification technologies may have privacy implications affecting consumers and the general public. The legislature further recognizes that such technology has numerous applications bene- ficial to public and private entities and affecting both consumers and the general public. The legislature further recognizes that understand- ing various applications and potential privacy concerns regarding auto- matic identification technology is an area that needs study and review in order to determine what protections, if any, are needed to protect personal privacy. S 2. The New York state automatic identification technology privacy task force is hereby established. The role of the task force includes, but is not limited to: (a) assessing the privacy issues associated with the application of automatic identification technologies, including but not limited to optical bar code scanning, radio frequency identification, smart card, and optical memory card technologies by public and private entities, including but not limited to, state, county, and local governments, retailers, manufacturers, employers, and schools; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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