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H.R.3560
Sponsor: Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P.(introduced 1/31/2000)
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2000 Referred to House subcommittee
Title: To require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations to protect the privacy of personal information collected from and about individuals who are not covered by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 on the Internet, to provide greater individual control over the collection and use of that information, and for other purposes.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
1/31/2000:
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
2/4/2000:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
COMMITTEE(S):
RELATED BILL DETAILS:

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AMENDMENT(S):

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COSPONSORS(4), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Rep Goodling, William F. - 3/14/2000 Rep Holt, Rush D. - 6/15/2000
Rep Owens, Major R. - 3/14/2000 Rep Strickland, Ted - 6/15/2000

SUMMARY AS OF:
1/31/2000--Introduced.

Online Privacy Protection Act of 2000 - Makes it unlawful for an operator of a Web site or online service to collect, use, or disclose personal information concerning an individual (age 13 and above) in a manner that violates regulations to be prescribed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requiring such operators to protect the confidentiality, security, and integrity of personal information it collects from such individuals. Requires such regulations to require such operators to provide a process for such individuals to consent to or limit the disclosure of such information.

Directs the FTC to provide incentives for efforts of self-regulation by operators to implement appropriate protections for such information.

Authorizes the States to enforce such regulations by bringing actions on behalf of residents, requiring the State attorney general to first notify the FTC of such action. Authorizes the FTC to intervene in any such action.

Provides for enforcement of this Act through the Federal Trade Commission Act.