SENATE 806116th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Own Your Own Data Act

Last Action: 3/14/2019

CRS Summary

As of 2019-03-14 (00)

Own Your Own Data Act

This bill requires a social media company to (1) provide a user with the ability to obtain and export their user data, along with any analysis of such data by the company; and (2) ensure that each user knowingly and willingly licenses their data to the company during the registration of an account.

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Right of privacy

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