Data Care Act of 2018 This bill imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to to their handling of user data, including duties to (1) reasonably secure sensitive 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 individual identifying 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Commerce
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDigital mediaFederal preemptionFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Health information and medical recordsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsRight of privacyState and local government operations
A bill to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use.
USA115th CongressS-3744| Senate
| Updated: 12/12/2018
Data Care Act of 2018 This bill imposes various duties on online service providers with respect to to their handling of user data, including duties to (1) reasonably secure sensitive 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 individual identifying 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.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsDigital mediaFederal preemptionFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Health information and medical recordsInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsRight of privacyState and local government operations