Data Accountability and Trust Act
- Last Action
- 2/15/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- 2019-02-14Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
- 2019-02-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-14 (00)
Data Accountability and Trust Act
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require certain businesses and other organizations to (1) establish specified information-security practices for the treatment and protection of personal information; and (2) in the event of a security breach involving such information, provide specified notice and offer credit-monitoring services.
The FTC must also establish information-security rules specific to information brokers, including (1) requirements regarding post-breach audits and consumer access to information, and (2) prohibitions on obtaining personal information by false pretenses.
The bill establishes civil penalties and provides for enforcement by the FTC and by states.
Cosponsors (2)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Consumer affairs
- Consumer credit
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Federal preemption
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marketing and advertising
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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