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- Substituted by A275A
- Ordered to third reading cal.1197
- Reported and committed to rules
- Print number 7269a
- Amend and recommit to finance
- Referred to finance
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Establishes the New York state automatic identification technology privacy task force
Vetoed · Sponsor Audrey Pheffer
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Title of bill
An act to establish the New York state automatic identification technology privacy task force
Purpose or general idea of bill
The purpose of this bill is to establish a task force that would assess various privacy issues associated with the use of automatic identification technologies by public and private entities.
This bill would authorize and direct the establishment of the New York state automatic identification privacy task force. The task force would be charged with providing a report to the governor and legislature with specific findings and recommendations, including whether legislation is needed to regulate the use of automatic identification technology, no later than November 30, 2011. The bill would direct the chairperson of the consumer protection board and the director of the office for technology to serve as joint chairpersons of the seventeen member task force.
Justification
The right to privacy is a personal and fundamental right. Automated systems used to identify, track, record, store and transfer data, commonly referred to as automatic identification systems, are increasingly being used by public and private entities, including retailers, manufacturers, and hospitals. As the price of automatic identification technology decreases, the employment of this technology is expected to increase rapidly. Several major retailers, including WalMart, Target and Best Buy, are moving rapidly to add one type of automatic identification technology, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, to products they sell. This new technology has privacy implications, including the potential for the tracking of movements of a person who possesses or handles objects containing radio frequency identification tags and the profiling of consumers without their consent.
The New York state automatic identification task force would determine the need for the State to regulate this technology in order to ensure personal privacy.
Prior legislative history
2007-2008: A.225B - Passed Assembly 2005-2006: A.9506 - Passed Assembly
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
Immediately.
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