Senate Bill S3371

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S3371 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-bb, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3769
2019-2020: S2293
2021-2022: S3143
2023-2024: S4377

2017-S3371 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S3371 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3371 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3371
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 390-bb to read as follows:
   §  390-BB.  PRIVACY  PROTECTION POLICIES. ANY INTERNET WEBSITE, ONLINE
 SERVICE, ONLINE APPLICATION OR MOBILE APPLICATION THAT COLLECTS INDIVID-
 UALS' SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS SHALL POST CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS NOTICE ON
 THE HOMEPAGE OF ITS OWN WEBSITE ABOUT ITS  PRIVACY  POLICY.  ANY  PERSON
 FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF
 A CLASS B  MISDEMEANOR AND SUBJECT TO A TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLAR FINE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01864-01-7

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