Data Care Act of 2019 This bill imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to their handling of individual-identifying data that can be reasonably linked to a specific user. Specifically, online service providers have a duty to (1) reasonably secure such data from unauthorized access, (2) refrain from using such data in a way that will result in reasonably foreseeable harm to the end user, and (3) not disclose such data to another party unless that party is also bound by the duties established in this bill. The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission and specified state officials to take enforcement actions with respect to breaches of such duties.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDigital mediaFederal preemptionFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Health information and medical recordsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsRight of privacyState and local government operations
Data Care Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-2961| Senate
| Updated: 12/2/2019
Data Care Act of 2019 This bill imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to their handling of individual-identifying data that can be reasonably linked to a specific user. Specifically, online service providers have a duty to (1) reasonably secure such data from unauthorized access, (2) refrain from using such data in a way that will result in reasonably foreseeable harm to the end user, and (3) not disclose such data to another party unless that party is also bound by the duties established in this bill. The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission and specified state officials to take enforcement actions with respect to breaches of such duties.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDigital mediaFederal preemptionFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Health information and medical recordsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsRight of privacyState and local government operations