Relates to privacy protection policies on internet websites, online services, online applications and mobile applications that collect social security numbers.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2293
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 23, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- 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 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:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 390-bb to read as follows:
3 § 390-bb. Privacy protection policies. Any internet website, online
4 service, online application or mobile application that collects individ-
5 uals' social security numbers shall post clear and conspicuous notice on
6 the homepage of its own website about its privacy policy. Any person
7 found to have violated the provisions of this section shall be guilty of
8 a class B misdemeanor and subject to a two hundred fifty dollar fine.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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