Data Care Act of 2021
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (23 Mar 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
What this bill does
The Data Care Act of 2021 would establish specific responsibilities for online service providers concerning the data they collect from users. These duties would include reasonably protecting user-identifying data from unauthorized access, not using this data in ways that could cause foreseeable harm to users, and only sharing data with other parties if those parties agree to the same data protection requirements. The bill also outlines how the Federal Trade Commission and state officials could enforce these new duties.
This bill directly affects individuals who use online services and the companies providing those services. For users, it aims to increase protection of their personal data. For online service providers, it creates new legal obligations regarding how they handle and share individual-identifying information. The bill includes definitions for terms like "online service provider," "end user," and "individual identifying data" to clarify its scope.
As of March 23, 2021, S. 919 was introduced in the Senate. It was then referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill has not progressed beyond this initial referral in the legislative process.
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Official summary
Data Care Act of 2021
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.
Timeline
23 Mar 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Common questions
- What does S. 919 do?
- The Data Care Act of 2021 would establish specific responsibilities for online service providers concerning the data they collect from users. These duties would include reasonably protecting user-identifying data from unauthorized access, not using this data in ways that could cause foreseeable harm to users, and only sharing data with other parties if those parties agree to the same data protection requirements. The bill also outlines how the Federal Trade Commission and state officials could enforce these new duties. This bill directly affects individuals who use online services and the companies providing those services. For users, it aims to increase protection of their personal data. For online service providers, it creates new legal obligations regarding how they handle and share individual-identifying information. The bill includes definitions for terms like "online service provider," "end user," and "individual identifying data" to clarify its scope. As of March 23, 2021, S. 919 was introduced in the Senate. It was then referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill has not progressed beyond this initial referral in the legislative process.
- Has S. 919 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 919. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 919?
- S. 919 was sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), with 18 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 919?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (23 Mar 2021).
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