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Assembly Bill A5703

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides a comprehensive plan for the protection of confidential personal information

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2009-A5703 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 32-A §§676 - 676-e, Gen Bus L; amd §553, Exec L

2009-A5703 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a comprehensive plan for the protection of confidential personal information; includes definitions, penalties and civil liability.

2009-A5703 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5703

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER, MILLMAN, SWEENEY, BRODSKY, EDDINGTON,
  LUPARDO, GIANARIS, JAFFEE, GREENE, GALEF,  CLARK,  LAVINE,  FIELDS  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.  BENJAMIN, BING, BROOK-KRASNY, COLTON,
  DESTITO, DINOWITZ, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, HEASTIE,  HOOPER,  JOHN,
  KOON,  LATIMER, MAGEE, MAGNARELLI, MAISEL, MAYERSOHN, PERRY, ROBINSON,
  ROSENTHAL, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
  Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law and the executive law, in
  relation to protecting personal information collected and  distributed
  by information brokers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and declaration. The legislature here-
by finds that individuals in today's society must engage in a wide vari-
ety of commercial, financial  and  other  transactions  with  local  and
national  businesses,  educational institutions and other organizations.
These transactions frequently involve the transfer of  information  that
is  inherently private, which the individual would prefer not to reveal.
The legislature further finds that, when engaging in these transactions,
many  individuals  appropriately  assume  that  the  information   being
provided will be treated as confidential and will not be disseminated to
others.  The  information  generally is necessary solely to complete the
transaction and to deliver the necessary goods or services, and  further
sale or dissemination of that personal, private information to others is
not  a  consequence anticipated or desired by the consumer. The legisla-
ture further finds that, despite the strong  interest  that  individuals
have  in preserving confidentiality of this private information, details
about their finances, habits, purchasing preferences and backgrounds are
routinely sold or otherwise released for commercial or  other  purposes.
The  rapid  evolution of information technology enables many individuals
and entities to gain access to private, identifiable information without

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08611-01-9
              

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