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                                   4967
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Science and Technology
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  enacting  the
   New York child data privacy and protection act
 
   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  "New  York
 child data privacy and protection act".
   §  2.  Legislative  intent.   The legislature hereby finds that 95% of
 individuals under the age of 18 in the United States enjoy access to the
 Internet in their residences.
   The legislature further finds  that  American  teenagers  spend  seven
 hours  and 22 minutes on average per day browsing social media, and that
 53% of children will own a smartphone by the time they're  11  years  of
 age.
   The  legislature  recognizes  that,  while  broadband access is a core
 component of modern life and critical to the  ability  of  children  and
 young  people  to  feel  socially, emotionally, economically, and educa-
 tionally connected to the world around them, it is not without its risks
 and detriments.
   The legislature finds, for example, that teenagers who  spend  between
 five  to seven hours a day on the Internet are twice as likely to suffer
 from depression compared to those logged in for one hour a day.
   The legislature  further  finds  that,  according  to  recent  surveys
 conducted by a prominent social media platform, 34% of young adults feel
 uneasy  when they are not online, 40.6% complain that their sleep habits
 have been negatively affected by social  media,  and  35%  report  being
 cyberbullied on the Internet.
   The  legislature  further  finds  that,  according  to  the  2021 U.S.
 Surgeon General Advisory on  Protecting  Youth  Mental  Health,  digital
 public  spaces  are  frequently  designed to maximize user engagement as
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 opposed to safeguarding user health,  leading  to  negative  impacts  of
 digital  technologies and social media on the mental health and well-be-
 ing of adolescents.
   The  legislature  further  finds that the pitfalls of the Internet are
 not limited to teenagers, with young  children  potentially  exposed  to
 unsettling, dangerous, or age inappropriate content if not closely moni-
 tored by an adult.
   The legislature further finds that young children run a higher risk of
 coming   into  contact  with  strangers  online,  inadvertently  sharing
 personal information online, inadvertently making  in-app  purchases  or
 signing  contracts,  terms,  or  conditions online, becoming subject to,
 witnessing, or participating in potentially harmful conduct  online,  or
 purchasing  drugs and other dangerous products advertised online or sold
 through online platforms.
   The legislature recognizes the role of lawmakers to guard against  and
 mitigate these risks for children under the age of 18 wherever possible.
   The  legislature  finds that, while Congress passed the landmark Chil-
 dren's Online Privacy  Protection  Act  (COPPA)  in  1998  limiting  the
 collection, use, and disclosure of data collected from children under 13
 years  of  age,  requiring  operators  to retain such data for a limited
 amount of time, and restricting certain marketing to children  under  13
 years  of age, multiple studies have found the vast majority of applica-
 tion developers to be out of compliance with these rules.
   The legislature further finds that recent studies show at  least  two-
 thirds  of applications transmit data about very young children to third
 party marketing companies.
   The legislature further finds that President Biden  recently  declared
 the need to "strengthen privacy protections, ban targeted advertising to
 children,  [and]  demand tech companies stop collecting personal data on
 our children" in his 2022 State of the Union Address.
   The legislature further finds that, subsequent to  this  address,  the
 Federal  Trade Commission announced that it will prioritize the enforce-
 ment and modernization of COPPA to "crack down on companies  that  ille-
 gally surveil children online".
   The  legislature  further finds that there has been a flurry of recent
 legislative activity at the state, federal, and international levels  to
 address this issue, including the California Age-Appropriate Design Code
 Act,  the  Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act, the Colorado Privacy
 Act, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, the Utah  Consumer  Privacy  Act,
 several  federal proposals to strengthen and improve COPPA, and the UK's
 Age Appropriate Design Code.
   The legislature hereby concludes that the state of New York too has  a
 role to play in better preventing the exploitation of children's data in
 the  modern  era,  and thus presents the New York Child Data Privacy and
 Protection Act.
   § 3. The article heading of article 39-F of the general business  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  117 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
             NOTIFICATION OF UNAUTHORIZED ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE
      INFORMATION; DATA SECURITY PROTECTIONS; CHILD DATA PRIVACY AND
                              PROTECTION ACT
   § 4. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  899-
 cc to read as follows:
   §  899-CC.  NEW  YORK  CHILD DATA PRIVACY AND PROTECTION ACT. 1. DEFI-
 NITIONS.
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   (A) "BUREAU" SHALL MEAN THE BUREAU OF INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY  IN  THE
 OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL.
   (B)  "CHILD"  OR  "CHILDREN"  SHALL MEAN A CONSUMER OR CONSUMERS UNDER
 EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
   (C) "CHILD USER" SHALL MEAN A CHILD ACCESSING AN ONLINE PRODUCT WITH A
 DEVICE.
   (D) "DATA BREACH" SHALL MEAN A BREACH OF SECURITY LEADING TO THE ACCI-
 DENTAL OR UNLAWFUL DESTRUCTION, LOSS, ALTERATION,  UNAUTHORIZED  DISCLO-
 SURE OF, OR ACCESS TO, PERSONAL DATA OF CHILD USERS TRANSMITTED, STORED,
 OR OTHERWISE PROCESSED.
   (E)  "DATA  CONTROLLER"  OR "CONTROLLER" SHALL MEAN A NATURAL OR LEGAL
 PERSON WHICH, ALONE OR JOINTLY WITH OTHERS, DETERMINES THE PURPOSES  AND
 MEANS  OF PROCESSING OF THE PERSONAL DATA OF CHILD USERS. THIS INCLUDES,
 BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY BUSINESS, WEBSITE, OR PLATFORM THAT  COLLECTS
 DATA  WHILE  SELLING ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING SPACE ON ITS PLATFORM TAILED
 TO ANY ONE OR ANY AGGREGATION OF THE ITEMS OF PERSONAL DATA  DEFINED  IN
 THIS SECTION. NO DATA CONTROLLER IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
 ARTICLE  IF  THEY ARE PROCESSING PSEUDONYMIZED DATA, WHEREBY "PSEUDONYM-
 IZED" OR "PSEUDONYMIZATION" MEANS THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA  IN  A
 MANNER  THAT  RENDERS  THE  PERSONAL  DATA  NO  LONGER ATTRIBUTABLE TO A
 SPECIFIC CHILD USER WITHOUT THE USE OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION,  PROVIDED
 THAT  THE  ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION  IS KEPT SEPARATELY AND IS SUBJECT TO
 TECHNICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THE  PERSONAL  DATA
 IS NOT ATTRIBUTED TO AN IDENTIFIED OR IDENTIFIABLE CHILD USER.
   (F)  "DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT" SHALL MEAN AN INTERNAL EVALU-
 ATION WHICH THE BUREAU REQUIRES ENTITIES TO CARRY OUT IN ORDER TO EVALU-
 ATE  THE  LEVEL  OF  RISK  ASSOCIATED  WITH  SUCH  ENTITY'S  COLLECTION,
 RETENTION, PROCESSING, OR SALE OF CHILD USER DATA.
   (G)  "ONLINE  PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN AN ONLINE SERVICE, FEATURE, OR PLAT-
 FORM THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO USERS WITH A DIGITAL DEVICE.
   (H) "PERSONAL DATA" OR  "PERSONAL  DATA  IDENTIFIER"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY
 COMPUTERIZED  INFORMATION ABOUT A CHILD USER SET FORTH IN THIS PARAGRAPH
 THAT IS NOT MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE  THROUGH  FEDERAL,  STATE  OR  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR ANY PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION, REGARDLESS OF
 WHETHER IT IS COLLECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELLING OR TRANSFERRING IT TO
 ANOTHER  ENTITY.  PERSONAL  DATA SHALL MEAN INFORMATION THAT IDENTIFIES,
 RELATES TO, DESCRIBES OR IS REASONABLY  LINKED  TO  A  PARTICULAR  CHILD
 USER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) PHYSICAL ADDRESS;
   (II) LEGAL NAME;
   (III) ALIAS;
   (IV) UNIQUE PERSONAL IDENTIFIER;
   (V) ONLINE IDENTIFIER;
   (VI) INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS;
   (VII) E-MAIL ADDRESS;
   (VIII) ACCOUNT NAME;
   (IX) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER;
   (X) PLACE OF BIRTH;
   (XI) DATE OF BIRTH;
   (XII) PHONE NUMBER;
   (XIII) AUDIO, VISUAL, THERMAL, OR OLFACTORY DATA;
   (XIV) MEDICAL HISTORY, RECORDS OF PAST MEDICAL TREATMENT, OR ANY DIAG-
 NOSIS OF A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION OR DISABILITY;
   (XV)  EDUCATIONAL  INFORMATION  THAT IS NOT ALREADY PUBLICLY AVAILABLE
 THROUGH A LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL AGENCY;
   (XVI) REAL TIME GEOLOCATION DATA OR STORED GEOLOCATION HISTORY;
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   (XVII) ANY UNIQUE BIOMETRIC DATA, BODY MEASUREMENT, TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
 OR MEASUREMENTS COLLECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING A  CHILD  USER  TO
 AUTHENTICATE  HIM  OR HERSELF ON A DEVICE, INTERNET APPLICATION, OR WEB-
 BASED PLATFORM;
   (XVIII)  NAMES AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF A CHILD USER'S IMMEDIATE
 FAMILY;
   (XIX) INTERNET OR ANY OTHER  ELECTRONIC  NETWORK  ACTIVITY,  INCLUDING
 BROWSING  HISTORY,  SEARCH  HISTORY,  AND  INFORMATION REGARDING A CHILD
 USER'S ACTIVITY ON A WEBSITE OR INTERACTION WITH  AN  ELECTRONIC  ADVER-
 TISEMENT;
   (XX)  ANY  OTHER  INFORMATION  THAT ALONE, OR COMBINED WITH ANY OF THE
 INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, COULD  BE  REASONABLY  USED  TO
 IDENTIFY AN INDIVIDUAL CHILD USER; AND
   (XXI)  ANY INFERENCES DRAWN FROM ANY OF THE COMBINED FORMS OF PERSONAL
 DATA THAT ARE USED TO CREATE A PROFILE OF THE CHILD USER REFLECTING  THE
 CHILD'S  PREFERENCES,  CHOICES,  CHARACTERISTICS,  PSYCHOLOGICAL TRENDS,
 INTELLIGENCE, APTITUDE, AND EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH OR BEHAVIOR.
   "PERSONAL DATA" SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION WHICH CREATES PROB-
 ABILISTIC IDENTIFIERS THAT CAN BE USED  TO  ISOLATE,  INDIVIDUALIZE,  OR
 IDENTIFY  A  CHILD USER OR DEVICE TO A DEGREE OF CERTAINTY MORE PROBABLE
 THAN NOT BASED ON ANY ITEM OF PERSONAL DATA DEFINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (I) "PRIVACY BY DEFAULT" SHALL MEAN  THAT  THE  ONLINE  PRODUCT,  ONCE
 RELEASED  TO  THE  PUBLIC,  IS  PREDESIGNED SO THAT THE STRICTEST ONLINE
 PRIVACY SETTINGS SHALL APPLY WITHOUT ANY MANUAL INPUT REQUIRED FROM  THE
 USER. IN ADDITION, "PRIVACY BY DEFAULT" SHALL MEAN THAT THE ONLINE PROD-
 UCT  SHALL  ONLY  RETAIN  PERSONAL DATA PROVIDED BY A CHILD USER FOR THE
 DURATION OF TIME NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SUCH PRODUCT TO SUCH USER.
   (J) "PROCESS", "PROCESSING" OR "PROCESSOR" SHALL REFER TO AN OPERATION
 OR SET OF OPERATIONS PERFORMED ON PERSONAL  DATA  OR  SETS  OF  PERSONAL
 DATA, WHETHER OR NOT BY AUTOMATED MEANS, ON BEHALF OF A DATA CONTROLLER.
   (K)  "SALE" OR "SOLD" SHALL MEAN THE DISCLOSURE, DISSEMINATION, MAKING
 AVAILABLE, RELEASE, TRANSFER,  CONVEYANCE,  LICENSE,  RENTAL,  OR  OTHER
 COMMERCIALIZATION  OF  CHILD  USER  DATA BY A DATA CONTROLLER TO ANOTHER
 PARTY, WHETHER COMMERCIALIZATION OCCURS VIA ACCESS TO RAW  DATA  OR  VIA
 USE  OF PLATFORM INTERFACE.  THIS DEFINITION SHALL INCLUDE DISSEMINATION
 OF CHILD USER DATA, ORALLY, IN WRITING, OR BY ELECTRONIC OR OTHER MEANS,
 FOR MONETARY OR OTHER VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, OR OTHERWISE FOR A COMMER-
 CIAL PURPOSE, BY A DATA CONTROLLER TO ANOTHER PARTY.
   (L) "TARGETED DIGITAL ADVERTISING" SHALL MEAN AN EFFORT TO  MARKET  AN
 ONLINE PRODUCT THAT IS DIRECTED AT A SPECIFIC CHILD USER OR DEVICE BASED
 ON:  THE  PERSONAL  DATA  OF SUCH CHILD USER, A GROUP OF CHILD USERS WHO
 SHARE PERSONAL DATA IDENTIFIERS AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (H)
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILING, OR A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER  OF
 THE  DEVICE;  OR AS A RESULT OF SUCH CHILD USER OR GROUP OF CHILD USER'S
 USE OF SUCH ONLINE PRODUCT OR ANY OTHER ONLINE PRODUCT.
   (M) "TARGETED TOWARDS CHILD USERS" SHALL MEAN THAT THE ONLINE  PRODUCT
 SHOULD KNOW THAT ITS PRODUCT IS ACCESSIBLE TO AND USED BY CHILDREN.  THE
 BUREAU  MAY  CONSIDER  SUCH  FACTORS  AS  THE  ONLINE PRODUCT'S INTERNAL
 RESEARCH ABOUT SUCH PRODUCT'S USERS, EXISTING EVIDENCE OF USER BEHAVIOR,
 WHETHER ADVERTISEMENTS FEATURED ON THE ONLINE PRODUCT, INCLUDING  THIRD-
 PARTY  ADVERTISEMENTS,  ARE LIKELY TO APPEAL TO CHILDREN, THE CONTENT OF
 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED, AS DETAILED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (XIV) OF PARAGRAPH  (A)
 OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION, ABOUT THE PRODUCT FROM PARENTS,
 CHILDREN, OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT INDICATE THE AGE OF USERS  ACCESSING
 THE  ONLINE  PRODUCT, CONTENT AND DESIGN FEATURES OF THE PRODUCT SUCH AS
 ANIMATION, MUSICAL OR AUDIO CONTENT, THE PRESENCE OF CHILDREN OR  INFLU-
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 ENCERS  POPULAR  WITH  CHILDREN,  HOW  THE  ONLINE PRODUCT DESCRIBES AND
 PROMOTES ITSELF, AND ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC THE BUREAU DEEMS  RELEVANT
 WHEN DETERMINING HOW AN ONLINE PRODUCT SHOULD KNOW THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE
 TO AND USED BY CHILDREN.
   2.  DATA  PROTECTION  IMPACT  ASSESSMENTS. (A) EACH ENTITY OFFERING AN
 ONLINE PRODUCT THAT IS TARGETED TOWARDS CHILD USERS IN THIS STATE  SHALL
 COMPLETE A DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT. THE DATA PROTECTION IMPACT
 ASSESSMENT SHALL INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (I)  THE  WAYS IN WHICH CHILD USERS PRIMARILY INTERACT WITH OR CONSUME
 THE ONLINE PRODUCT;
   (II) THE AMOUNT OF TIME, ON AVERAGE, THAT A CHILD  USER  SPENDS  USING
 THE  ONLINE  PRODUCT  AND WHETHER THE PRODUCT INCLUDES ANY FEATURES THAT
 ARE DESIGNED TO EXTEND OR INCREASE SUCH AMOUNT OF TIME;
   (III) THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF DATA OF CHILD USERS COLLECTED,  RETAINED,
 PROCESSED, AND/OR SOLD;
   (IV)  THE PURPOSE OF THE COLLECTION, RETENTION, PROCESSING, OR SALE OF
 SUCH DATA;
   (V) IF THE ENTITY IS A DATA CONTROLLER, THE DATA SHARING RELATIONSHIPS
 THE ENTITY HAS WITH DATA PROCESSORS OR OTHER THIRD PARTIES WITH WHOM  IT
 SHARES THE PERSONAL DATA OF CHILD USERS, INCLUDING ANY DATA ADDENDUMS OR
 OTHER  LEGAL  POLICIES  PUT  INTO PLACE BETWEEN THE ENTITY AND THE PARTY
 RECEIVING THE DATA;
   (VI) DATA SECURITY PROTECTIONS OF THE ONLINE  PRODUCT  WHICH  WORK  TO
 PREVENT  AND  RESPOND TO DATA BREACHES, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION;
   (VII) ANY PRIVACY POLICIES, TERMS OF SERVICE, OR OTHER LEGAL  POLICIES
 PUBLISHED  ON THE ONLINE PRODUCT WHICH RELATE TO CHILD USERS AND WHETHER
 THEY ARE WRITTEN IN A WAY THAT CAN REASONABLY BE UNDERSTOOD BY  A  CHILD
 USER;
   (VIII)  WHETHER  SUCH POLICIES OR TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIRE APPROVAL OF
 THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE CHILD USER;
   (IX) COMMUNITY STANDARDS FOR PUBLISHED CONTENT ON THE ONLINE  PRODUCT,
 AND  WHETHER  AND  HOW  THE  PRODUCT REMOVES CONTENT WHICH VIOLATES SUCH
 STANDARDS;
   (X) WHETHER SUCH ONLINE PRODUCT EXPOSES CHILDREN TO POTENTIALLY  HARM-
 FUL CONTENT;
   (XI)  WHETHER  THE  USE  OF SUCH ONLINE PRODUCT COULD LEAD TO CHILDREN
 BEING TARGETED BY A POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CONTACT;
   (XII) WHETHER THE ONLINE PRODUCT COULD ALLOW CHILD USERS  TO  WITNESS,
 PARTICIPATE IN, OR BE SUBJECT TO POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CONDUCT;
   (XIII)  WHETHER  THE  ONLINE  PRODUCT  SHARES INFORMATION ON THE CHILD
 USER'S ACTIVITY ON SUCH PRODUCT WITH SUCH CHILD'S LEGAL PARENT OR GUARD-
 IAN;
   (XIV) OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  INDIVIDUALS  DEVELOPING  AN  ONLINE  PRODUCT
 TARGETED  TOWARDS  CHILD  USERS  TO  VOICE  CONCERNS  ABOUT SUCH PRODUCT
 BEFORE, DURING,  AND  AFTER  DEVELOPMENT  WITHOUT  FEAR  OF  RETALIATION
 AGAINST SUCH INDIVIDUAL;
   (XV)  WAYS  IN  WHICH  AN  ENTITY  OFFERING AN ONLINE PRODUCT TARGETED
 TOWARDS CHILD USERS SOLICITS FEEDBACK FROM CHILDREN, PARENTS, EDUCATORS,
 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS, AND  THE  GENERAL
 PUBLIC ON THE ONLINE PRODUCT;
   (XVI)  WHETHER AND HOW CHILD USERS CAN LIMIT EXPOSURE TO CERTAIN TYPES
 OF CONTENT;
   (XVII) THE IMPACT OF THE ONLINE PRODUCT ON A CHILD USER'S  BEHAVIORAL,
 EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL HEALTH; AND
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   (XVIII)  ANY  OTHER  FACTORS  THE  BUREAU DEEMS RELEVANT TO ASSESS THE
 MATERIAL RISK OF THE ONLINE PRODUCT POSED TO CHILD USERS.
   (B)  EACH  ENTITY  COMPLETING  SUCH  DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT
 SHALL FURNISH SUCH ASSESSMENT TO THE BUREAU OF INTERNET  AND  TECHNOLOGY
 WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF RECEIVING A REQUEST FROM THE BUREAU FOR SUCH ASSESS-
 MENT.   ANY POTENTIAL RISKS POSED BY THE ONLINE PRODUCT, INCLUDING RISKS
 OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR  ANY  OTHER  LAW,
 WHICH  ARE  IDENTIFIED BY THE BUREAU SHALL BE COMMUNICATED BY THE BUREAU
 BACK TO THE ENTITY, WHICH SHALL THEN CREATE A PLAN TO MITIGATE OR ELIMI-
 NATE SUCH RISK.
   (C) THE BUREAU SHALL PROVIDE TECHNICAL, OPERATIONAL, AND LEGAL ASSIST-
 ANCE TO ENTITIES COMPLETING A DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT UPON THE
 REQUEST OF THE ENTITY. THE BUREAU  SHALL  POST  GUIDELINES  FOR  HOW  TO
 COMPLETE  A  DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING BEST PRACTICES
 FOR HOW TO DESCRIBE DATA PROCESSING, HOW  TO  ENSURE  DATA  QUALITY  AND
 MINIMIZATION,  HOW TO PROVIDE PRIVACY INFORMATION TO CHILD USERS, HOW TO
 IDENTIFY AND ASSESS RISKS TO CHILD USERS, HOW TO  IDENTIFY  MEASURES  TO
 MITIGATE  SUCH  RISKS, AND ANY OTHER PRACTICES THE BUREAU DEEMS RELEVANT
 IN ITS GUIDANCE.  THE BUREAU SHALL POST SUCH GUIDELINES,  ALONG  WITH  A
 MODEL DATA PROTECTION IMPACT ASSESSMENT TEMPLATE, ON A PUBLICLY ACCESSI-
 BLE WEBSITE.
   3.  BAN  ON  DATA  COLLECTION  AND  DIGITAL ADVERTISING. (A) NO ENTITY
 OFFERING AN ONLINE PRODUCT TARGETED TOWARDS CHILD USERS  IN  THIS  STATE
 SHALL  COLLECT, RETAIN, PROCESS, OR SELL THE PERSONAL DATA OF SUCH USERS
 UNLESS SUCH COLLECTION, RETENTION, PROCESSING, OR SALE IS  NECESSARY  TO
 PROVIDE  SUCH  ONLINE  PRODUCT  OR TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION AND SUCH COLLECTION, PROCESSING, RETENTION, OR SALE  IS  LIMITED
 TO SUCH PURPOSE. ALTERNATIVELY, AN ENTITY OFFERING AN ONLINE PRODUCT MAY
 COLLECT,  RETAIN,  PROCESS, OR SELL THE PERSONAL DATA OF A CHILD USER IF
 IT CAN DEMONSTRATE TO THE BUREAU THAT IT HAS A COMPELLING REASON  TO  DO
 SO WHICH FURTHERS THE INTEREST OF THE CHILD.
   (B)  NO ENTITY OFFERING AN ONLINE PRODUCT TARGETED TOWARDS CHILD USERS
 IN THIS STATE SHALL USE TARGETED DIGITAL ADVERTISING UNLESS CONSENT  FOR
 SUCH  ADVERTISING  IS OBTAINED FROM THE CHILD'S PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
 AND THE ENTITY CAN DEMONSTRATE TO THE BUREAU THAT IT  HAS  A  COMPELLING
 REASON  TO  OFFER  SUCH  ADVERTISING  WHICH FURTHERS THE INTEREST OF THE
 CHILD.
   (C) NO ENTITY OFFERING AN ONLINE PRODUCT TARGETED TOWARDS CHILD  USERS
 IN  THIS  STATE WHERE SUCH PRODUCT IS INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR EDUCATIONAL
 PURPOSES SHALL COLLECT, RETAIN, PROCESS, OR SELL THE  PERSONAL  DATA  OF
 CHILD USERS.
   4.  REQUIREMENT  FOR  CERTAIN  SETTINGS.  (A) ALL ENTITIES OFFERING AN
 ONLINE PRODUCT TARGETED TOWARDS CHILD USERS IN THIS STATE SHALL  UTILIZE
 PRIVACY  BY  DEFAULT,  UNLESS  THE  ENTITY  CAN DEMONSTRATE A COMPELLING
 REASON TO THE BUREAU THAT AN ALTERNATIVE DEFAULT SETTING SHOULD BE USED.
   (B) ALL ENTITIES OFFERING AN ONLINE  PRODUCT  TARGETED  TOWARDS  CHILD
 USERS  MUST DESIGN AND ACTIVATE A FEATURE WHICH PROACTIVELY ALERTS CHILD
 USERS, IN A MANNER LIKELY TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY A CHILD IN THE  AGE  RANGE
 TARGETED  BY  THE  ONLINE  PRODUCT,  WHEN  THEIR  PERSONAL DATA IS BEING
 COLLECTED AND FOR THE DURATION OF TIME SUCH COLLECTION OCCURS.
   (C) THE BUREAU SHALL  HAVE  THE  DISCRETION  TO  BAN  AUTO-PLAY,  PUSH
 NOTIFICATIONS,  PROMPTS,  IN-APP  PURCHASES,  OR ANY OTHER FEATURE IN AN
 ONLINE PRODUCT TARGETED TOWARDS CHILD USERS THAT IT DEEMS TO BE DESIGNED
 TO INAPPROPRIATELY AMPLIFY THE LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT A CHILD USER HAS WITH
 SUCH PRODUCT.
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   5. DECEASED CHILD USERS.  ALL  ENTITIES  OFFERING  AN  ONLINE  PRODUCT
 TARGETED  TOWARDS CHILD USERS IN THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE ACCESS TO SUCH
 USER'S ACCOUNT, METADATA, AND USER HISTORY TO A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
 UPON THE DEATH OF SUCH CHILD USER AND REQUEST FROM SUCH PARENT OR GUARD-
 IAN FOR SUCH ACCESS.
   6.  LAW  ENFORCEMENT. ALL ENTITIES OFFERING AN ONLINE PRODUCT TARGETED
 TOWARDS CHILD USERS IN THIS STATE SHALL EXPEDITE  AND  PRIORITIZE  CIVIL
 AND  CRIMINAL  SUBPOENAS AND CRIMINAL WARRANTS PERTAINING TO CHILD USERS
 WHO HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF A CRIME WITH MAXIMUM EXIGENCE.
   7. TERMS OF SERVICE. (A) ANY ENTITY OFFERING AN ONLINE PRODUCT TARGET-
 ED TOWARDS CHILD USERS IN THIS STATE SHALL PROMINENTLY DISPLAY A PRIVACY
 POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE, TO INCLUDE WARNINGS ABOUT  POTENTIAL  HARMS
 TO  CHILD USERS, IN A MANNER WHICH CLEARLY AND CONCISELY COMMUNICATES TO
 A CHILD USER, USING LANGUAGE LIKELY TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY AN INDIVIDUAL IN
 THE AGE RANGE TARGETED BY SUCH PRODUCT.
   (B) ALL PRIVACY POLICIES AND TERMS OF SERVICE  OF  AN  ONLINE  PRODUCT
 TARGETED TOWARDS CHILD USERS IN THIS STATE MUST BE AGREED TO BY BOTH THE
 CHILD  USER  AND  THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF SUCH CHILD BEFORE SUCH
 PRODUCT CAN BECOME OPERATIONAL FOR THE CHILD USER.
   (C) ANY ENTITY OFFERING AN ONLINE PRODUCT TARGETED TOWARDS CHILD USERS
 IN THIS STATE SHALL CLEARLY POST THAT THE TERMS OF SERVICE DO NOT IMPOSE
 BINDING OBLIGATIONS ON THE CHILD USER TO THE ENTITY.
   8. NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENT PROBLEMS. ANY ENTITY  OFFERING  AN  ONLINE
 PRODUCT TARGETED TOWARD CHILD USERS IN THIS STATE SHALL CREATE AND PROM-
 INENTLY  DISPLAY  A METHOD FOR CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND LEGAL GUARDIANS TO
 NOTIFY SUCH ENTITY OF EMERGENT PROBLEMS WITH SUCH PRODUCT.  SUCH  METHOD
 OF NOTIFICATION SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE PARENT, GUARDIAN, OR CHILD USER TO
 HAVE AN ACCOUNT ON SUCH PRODUCT IN ORDER TO NOTIFY THE ENTITY. ALL ELEC-
 TRONIC  NOTIFICATIONS OF EMERGENT PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL BE ASSIGNED AN IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY  GENER-
 ATE AN ELECTRONIC RECEIPT FOR THE NOTIFYING INDIVIDUAL.
   9.  PUBLIC  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN.  BEFORE  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS
 SECTION AND ON A REGULAR, ONGOING BASIS,  THE  BUREAU  SHALL  EXECUTE  A
 PUBLIC  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN  TO  INFORM  ENTITIES  THAT  CREATE  DIGITAL
 PRODUCTS TARGETED TOWARDS CHILD USERS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE GENER-
 AL PUBLIC OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IN ORDER TO  ENSURE  MAXIMUM
 COMPLIANCE  THEREOF.  SUCH  CAMPAIGN  MAY INCLUDE DIGITAL CONTENT, BILL-
 BOARDS, POSTERS, PAMPHLETS, TARGETED MAILERS, PUBLIC  SERVICE  ANNOUNCE-
 MENTS,  PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OR ANY OTHER METHOD TO
 INCREASE GENERAL AWARENESS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   10. ANNUAL REPORT. THE BUREAU OF INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY SHALL PRODUCE
 AND TRANSMIT A BIENNIAL REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE GOVERNOR SUMMARIZING:
   (A) THE NUMBER OF ENTITIES COMPLETING DATA PROTECTION  IMPACT  ASSESS-
 MENTS AND THE RESULTS THEREOF;
   (B)  THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF CHILD USER DATA BEING COLLECTED, RETAINED,
 PROCESSED, AND/OR SOLD BY SUCH ENTITIES AND THE PURPOSE THEREOF;
   (C) THE VOLUME AND NATURE OF MATERIAL RISKS POSED TO  CHILD  USERS  BY
 SUCH  ONLINE  PRODUCTS  AND MEASURES TAKEN TO MITIGATE OR ELIMINATE SUCH
 RISK;
   (D) THE VOLUME OF NOTIFICATIONS OF EMERGENT PROBLEMS AND A CATEGORICAL
 DESCRIPTION OF EACH TYPE OF PROBLEM (I.E. MATERIAL  THAT  LED  TO  CHILD
 SEXUAL  ABUSE OR GROOMING, INSTANCES OF SUICIDE OR DRUG OVERDOSE RELATED
 TO USE OF ONLINE PRODUCTS BY CHILD USERS, INSTANCES OF BULLYING  FACILI-
 TATED BY ONLINE PRODUCTS);
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   (E) A DESCRIPTION OF THE POLICIES AND TERMS OF SERVICE BEING PRESENTED
 TO  CHILD  USERS AND THEIR PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS AS WELL AS ACCEPT-
 ANCE AND DENIAL RATES OF SUCH POLICIES AND TERMS;
   (F)  THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES FOUND TO BE IN NONCOMPLI-
 ANCE WITH THIS ACT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF THIS SECTION;
   (G) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES THAT HAVE CURED VIOLATIONS
 OF THIS SECTION OF THEIR OWN ACCORD AFTER BEING ISSUED  NOTICE  OF  SUCH
 VIOLATION BY THE BUREAU;
   (H)  THE  NUMBER  OF ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF THIS SECTION AND  THE
 RESULTS OF SUCH ACTIONS;
   (I) A SUMMARY OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE BUREAU
 ON  AN  ONGOING BASIS TO ALERT THE PUBLIC AND INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS OF
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  NINE  OF  THIS
 SECTION; AND
   (J)  LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS OR ANY OTHER
 STATUTE GOVERNING DIGITAL ACTORS IN THIS STATE.
   11. PENALTIES. (A) WHENEVER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  SHALL  BELIEVE  FROM
 EVIDENCE  SATISFACTORY  TO  HIM OR HER THAT THERE IS A VIOLATION OF THIS
 SECTION, HE OR SHE MAY BRING AN ACTION IN THE NAME AND ON BEHALF OF  THE
 PEOPLE  OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, IN A COURT OF JUSTICE HAVING JURISDIC-
 TION TO ISSUE AN INJUNCTION, TO ENJOIN AND RESTRAIN THE CONTINUATION  OF
 SUCH VIOLATION. WHEREVER THE COURT SHALL DETERMINE IN SUCH ACTION THAT A
 PERSON  OR  BUSINESS  VIOLATED THIS ARTICLE KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY, THE
 COURT MAY IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO TWENTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  PER
 INSTANCE  OF VIOLATION, PROVIDED THAT THE LATTER AMOUNT SHALL NOT EXCEED
 TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS.
   (B) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO ALL PEOPLE OR
 BUSINESSES OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS AT LEAST NINETY DAYS BEFORE  INITIATING
 ANY ACTION DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THE PERSON OR
 BUSINESS SHALL THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CURE ANY ALLEGED VIOLATION OF
 THIS SECTION WITHIN SUCH NINETY DAYS. IF SUCH ALLEGED VIOLATION HAS BEEN
 CURED,  THE PERSON OR BUSINESS SHALL SEND WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE ATTORNEY
 GENERAL WHO SHALL THEN RETAIN DISCRETION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO  PURSUE
 AN ACTION AGAINST SUCH PERSON OR BUSINESS.
   (C)  THE  PROCEEDS  FROM  PENALTIES  COLLECTED FROM VIOLATIONS OF THIS
 SECTION, PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  SHALL  BE
 DISBURSED  AS FOLLOWS:      (I) TWENTY PERCENT OF SUCH PROCEEDS SHALL BE
 DEDICATED TO THE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION NINE
 OF THIS SECTION; AND (II) THE REMAINING EIGHTY PERCENT OF SUCH  PROCEEDS
 SHALL BE DEDICATED TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS SECTION BY THE BUREAU.
   (D)  AN  ACTION  MAY BE BROUGHT AGAINST ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS WHO HAS
 KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY VIOLATED THIS ARTICLE IF SUCH ACTION IS  BROUGHT
 ON  BEHALF  OF  A  CHILD USER OR BY NEXT OF KIN OF A DECEASED CHILD USER
 ALLEGING HARM FROM SUCH VIOLATION. A PLAINTIFF WHO PREVAILS ON  A  CLAIM
 ALLEGING  A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS ENTITLED TO COMPENSATORY, ACTU-
 AL, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS'  FEES
 AND COSTS, AND OTHER SUCH REMEDIES AS A COURT MAY DEEM APPROPRIATE.
   § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall  have  become  a  law  and  shall apply to all online products
 targeted towards child users in this state which are made  available  to
 the  public on or after such effective date.  Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made on or before such effective date.