What's happening
This bill makes it a class A misdemeanor to knowingly make false or misleading statements in an internet privacy policy.
Why it matters
Introduces criminal accountability for deceptive privacy policies. By making it a class A misdemeanor to knowingly make false or misleading statements in internet privacy policies, this law aims to hold website and app operators personally responsible for dishonesty about how user data is handled.
Potential deterrent against data misuse and corporate misrepresentation. The threat of criminal charges is designed to discourage companies and individuals from misrepresenting their data practices, which could help prevent abuses such as unauthorized data sharing or selling.
Empowers consumers to trust privacy policies more. If enforced, this law could make privacy policies more reliable, allowing users to make better-informed choices about which online services to use and how their personal information will be managed.
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Ban False Privacy Policies
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3036
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 1, 2019
Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of making a false statement in an internet privacy policy
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.57 to read as follows: § 190.57 Making a false statement in an internet privacy policy.
A person is guilty of making a false statement in an internet privacy policy, when operating or controlling an internet website, online service, online application or mobile application, he or she knowingly makes a false or misleading statement in the privacy policy for such website, online service or application.
Making a false statement in an internet privacy policy is a class A misdemeanor.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09170-01-9
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of making a false statement in an internet privacy policy
Purpose
To establish a crime for a person who is guilty of making a false state- ment in an internet privacy policy, when operating or controlling an Internet website, online service, online application or mobile applica- tion.
Summary of provisions
Relates to establishing the offense of making a false statement in an internet privacy policy
Existing law
New law
Justification
He or she knowingly makes a false or misleading statement in the privacy policy for such website, online service or application. Making a false statement in an internet privacy policy is a class A misdemeanor
Legislative history
02/17/15 REFERRED TO CODES 01/06/16 REFERRED TO CODES
Fiscal implications
None
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law
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