Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions or the CONSENT Act This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to establish certain privacy protections for customers of online edge providers (e.g., search engines, streaming services, and social-media platforms), including by requiring such providers to notify customers about the collection, use, and sharing of personal information; obtain opt-in consent to use, share, or sell customers' personal information; develop certain data-security practices; and notify customers in the event of a security breach.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftConsumer affairsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRight of privacyState and local government operations
To require the Federal Trade Commission to establish privacy protections for customers of online edge providers, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5815| House
| Updated: 5/15/2018
Customer Online Notification for Stopping Edge-provider Network Transgressions or the CONSENT Act This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to establish certain privacy protections for customers of online edge providers (e.g., search engines, streaming services, and social-media platforms), including by requiring such providers to notify customers about the collection, use, and sharing of personal information; obtain opt-in consent to use, share, or sell customers' personal information; develop certain data-security practices; and notify customers in the event of a security breach.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBusiness recordsCivil actions and liabilityComputer security and identity theftConsumer affairsFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRight of privacyState and local government operations