S 809 IS

106th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 809

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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 15, 1999

Mr. BURNS (for himself and Mr. WYDEN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation


A BILL

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.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SEC. 2. REGULATION OF UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.

SEC. 3. SAFE HARBORS.

making a determination that the guidelines meet the requirements of the regulations issued under section 2.

SEC. 4. ACTIONS BY STATES.

be construed to prevent an attorney general of a State from exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the laws of that State to--

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION AND APPLICABILITY OF ACT.

requirement imposed under that other Act. In addition to its powers under any provision of law specifically referred to in subsection (b), each of the agencies referred to in that subsection may exercise, for the purpose of enforcing compliance with any requirement imposed under this Act, any other authority conferred on such agency by law.

SEC. 6. REVIEW.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

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