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Practice What You Preach Privacy Protection Promotion Act
To require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to apply to all Federal agencies.
Summary
- Requires all federal agencies using electronic media to comply with Federal Trade Commission rules and guidelines on online privacy protections
- Mandates that federal agencies provide notice to individuals about their information collection and use practices when using electronic media such as email, CD-ROMs, and the Internet
- Requires federal agencies to provide individuals with choice regarding the use and dissemination of personal information collected about them
- Requires federal agencies to provide individuals with access to information collected and stored about them
- Mandates that federal agencies implement appropriate security and integrity measures to protect personal information collected through electronic media
- Requires federal agencies to complete compliance with these privacy protections before the Federal Trade Commission issues its final enforcement policy statement for the private sector
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Franks, Bob (R-NJ) [#7]
Actions (6)
- Oct 1, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology. · house
- Sep 30, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection. · house
- Sep 25, 1998 Referred to House Government Reform · house
- Sep 25, 1998 Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Sep 25, 1998 Referred to House Commerce · house
- Sep 25, 1998 Introduced in House
Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 25, 1998
Mr. Franks of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To require Federal regulation of online privacy protections to apply to all Federal agencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Practice What You Preach Privacy Protection Promotion Act”.
SEC. 2. ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.
(a) In General.—The Federal Trade Commission has begun a proceeding to issue an enforcement policy statement to clarify the application of existing Federal Trade Commission rules and guides to electronic media, including e-mail, CD-ROMs, and the Internet, to provide protection for persons subject to information gathering through the electronic media. (16 CFR Ch 1). The Commission began the proceeding by stating proposed guidelines for the application of such rules and guides which require that—
(1) individuals contacted by electronic media be given notice by the entity using the media of the entity’s information practice;
(2) such individuals be given a choice with respect to the use and dissemination of information collected from and about them;
(3) such individuals be given access to information about them collected and stored by the using entity; and
(4) the entity take appropriate steps to ensure the security and integrity of any information collected.
(b) Federal Compliance.—To the extent appropriate, all Federal agencies using electronic media to carry out its activities shall take such action as may be necessary to comply with Federal Trade Commission rules and guidelines as made applicable to electronic media under the guidelines under the enforcement policy statement proceeding referred to in subsection (a). Such action shall be completed before the Federal Trade Commission issues a final enforcement policy statement applicable to the private sector. <all>
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