Senate Bill S2324

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for disclosing to a parent the personal information and content about a minor collected by an operator of an internet platform

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Internet And Technology 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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2023-S2324 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §392-k, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8317

2023-S2324 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Discloses to a parent the personal information and content about a minor collected by an operator of an internet platform when a parent requests such information.

2023-S2324 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2324 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2324
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to disclosing to a
   parent the personal information and content about a minor collected by
   an operator of an internet platform

   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
 392-k to read as follows:
   §  392-K. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION AND CONTENT ABOUT A MINOR
 COLLECTED BY AN OPERATOR OF AN INTERNET PLATFORM. 1.  AS  USED  IN  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "OPERATOR" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE A PLATFORM LOCATED ON THE INTER-
 NET  OR AN ONLINE SERVICE WHO COLLECTS OR MAINTAINS PERSONAL INFORMATION
 FROM OR ABOUT THE USER  OF  OR  VISITORS  TO  SUCH  PLATFORM  OR  ONLINE
 SERVICE, OR ON WHOSE BEHALF SUCH INFORMATION IS COLLECTED OR MAINTAINED,
 WHERE  SUCH  PLATFORM  OR  ONLINE  SERVICE  IS  OPERATED  FOR COMMERCIAL
 PURPOSES, INCLUDING ANY PERSON OFFERING PRODUCTS OR  SERVICES  FOR  SALE
 THROUGH SUCH PLATFORM OR ONLINE SERVICE.
   (B)  "IDENTIFIERS" SHALL MEAN ANY INFORMATION WHICH IS GENERATED BY AN
 OPERATOR, WHETHER AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY, THROUGH THE MINOR'S  ONLINE
 ACTIVITY, WHETHER ON THE OPERATOR'S PLATFORM OR OTHERWISE.
   (C)  "INTERNET"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  MYRIAD OF COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNI-
 CATIONS FACILITIES, INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND  OPERATING  SOFTWARE,  WHICH
 COMPRISE  THE  INTERCONNECTED  WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF NETWORKS THAT EMPLOY
 THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL/INTERNET PROTOCOL, OR ANY  PREDECESSOR
 OR  SUCCESSOR  PROTOCOLS TO SUCH PROTOCOL, TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION OF
 ALL KINDS BY WIRE OR RADIO.
   (D) "PARENT" SHALL MEAN A LEGAL GUARDIAN UNDER THE LAWS OF  THE  STATE
 OF NEW YORK.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03801-01-3
 S. 2324                             2
              

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