Senate Bill S5576

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires internet service providers to provide customers with a copy of their privacy policy and to obtain written and explicit permission from a customer prior to sharing customer information

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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-S5576 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7236
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §390-bb, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A3612

2017-S5576 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires internet service providers to provide customers with a copy of their privacy policy and to obtain written and explicit permission from a customer prior to sharing, using, selling or providing to a third party any sensitive information of such customer.

2017-S5576 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5576 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5576
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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  requiring
   internet  service  providers to provide customers with a copy of their
   privacy policy and to obtain written and explicit  permission  from  a
   customer  prior  to  sharing,  using,  selling or providing to a third
   party any sensitive information of such customer
 
   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.  INTERNET  SERVICE PROVIDERS; CUSTOMER DATA PRIVACY. 1. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE  FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER" MEANS ANY PERSON, BUSINESS, OR ORGAN-
 IZATION WHO IS QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN THE STATE THAT  PROVIDES
 INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, OR OTHER ENTITIES WITH ACCESS TO THE INTERNET
 AS PART OF A SERVICE.
   (B)  "CUSTOMER"  MEANS  ANY PERSON, CORPORATION OR ENTITY WHICH PAYS A
 FEE TO AN INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER FOR ACCESS TO THE INTERNET  AS  PART
 OF A SERVICE.
   (C) "SENSITIVE INFORMATION" MEANS ANY INFORMATION THAT WHICH CAN IDEN-
 TIFY  THE CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT IS SPECIFICALLY ATTRIB-
 UTABLE TO SUCH CUSTOMER INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  FINANCIAL  OR
 MEDICAL  DATA, BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION CONTENT, BROWSING
 OR WEB HISTORY, OR INTERNET USAGE.
   (D) "NON-SENSITIVE INFORMATION" MEANS INFORMATION COLLECTED  ON  USERS
 THAT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO AN INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
 ED  TO,  AGGREGATED USE, SUBSCRIPTION DATA OR OTHER MACRO LEVEL INFORMA-
 TION.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10887-01-7
              

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