Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 07, 2014 |
print number 5171a |
Apr 07, 2014 |
amend and recommit to consumer protection |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to consumer protection |
May 13, 2013 |
referred to consumer protection |
Senate Bill S5171A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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
Bill Amendments
2013-S5171 - Details
2013-S5171 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5171 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to restricting the disclosure of personal information by businesses SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One states that this Act shall be known and cited as the "Right to Know Act 2013" Section Two states the legislative intent Section Three changes the article heading of article 39-F of the General Business Law from "Notification of Unauthorized Acquisition of Private Information" to "Acquisition and Use of Private Information." Section Four of the bill amends the General Business Law to add a new section 899-bb which states that a business that retains a customer's personal information shall make available to the customer free of charge access to, or copies of, all of the customer's personal information retained by the business. A business that discloses a customer's personal information to a third party shall make the following information available to the customer free of charge:
2013-S5171 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5171 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 13, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 restricting the disclosure of personal information by businesses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "right to know act of 2013". S 2. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the right to privacy is a personal and fundamental right protected by the United States Constitution. All individuals have a right of privacy in informa- tion pertaining to them. This state recognizes the importance of providing consumers with tran- sparency about how their personal information has been shared by busi- nesses. For free market forces to have a role in shaping the privacy practices and for "opt-in" and "opt-out" remedies to be effective, consumers must be more than vaguely informed that a business might share personal information with third parties. Consumers must be better informed about what kinds of personal information are purchased by busi- nesses for direct marketing purposes. With these specifics, consumers can knowledgeably choose to opt-in or opt-out or choose among businesses that disclose information to third parties for direct marketing purposes on the basis of how protective the business is of consumers' privacy. Businesses are now collecting personal information and sharing and selling it in ways not contemplated or properly covered by the current law. Some web sites are installing up to one hundred tracking tools when consumers visit web pages and sending very personal information such as age, gender, race, income, health concerns, and recent purchases to third-party advertising and marketing companies. Third-party data broker companies are buying, selling, and trading personal information obtained EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10249-01-3
2013-S5171A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5171A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5171A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to restricting the disclosure of personal information by businesses SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One states that this Act shall be known and cited as the "Right to Know Act 2014" Section Two states the legislative intent Section Three changes the article heading of article 39-F of the General Business Law from "Notification of Unauthorized Acquisition of Private Information" to "Acquisition and Use of Private Information." Section Four of the bill amends the General Business Law to add a new section 899-bb which states that a business that retains a customer's personal information shall make available to the customer free of charge access to, or copies of, all of the customer's personal information retained by the business. A business that discloses a customer's personal information to a third party shall make the following information available to the customer free of charge:
2013-S5171A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5171--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 13, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Protection in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to restricting the disclosure of personal information by businesses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "right to know act of 2014". S 2. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the right to privacy is a personal and fundamental right protected by the United States Constitution. All individuals have a right of privacy in informa- tion pertaining to them. This state recognizes the importance of providing consumers with tran- sparency about how their personal information has been shared by busi- nesses. For free market forces to have a role in shaping the privacy practices and for "opt-in" and "opt-out" remedies to be effective, consumers must be more than vaguely informed that a business might share personal information with third parties. Consumers must be better informed about what kinds of personal information are purchased by busi- nesses for direct marketing purposes. With these specifics, consumers can knowledgeably choose to opt-in or opt-out or choose among businesses that disclose information to third parties for direct marketing purposes on the basis of how protective the business is of consumers' privacy. Businesses are now collecting personal information and sharing and selling it in ways not contemplated or properly covered by the current law. Some web sites are installing up to one hundred tracking tools when consumers visit web pages and sending very personal information such as age, gender, race, income, health concerns, and recent purchases to EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10249-02-4
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