Privacy Score Act of 2020 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to develop a framework for issuing privacy scores to interactive computer services. Specifically, the FTC must base the framework on criteria such as the type of user information the service collects and the security of any sensitive information that may be used to identify users of the service. Further, the FTC must issue, periodically evaluate, and publish scores based on the established framework for interactive computer services with a large number of unique U.S. users.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Commerce
Computers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightConsumer affairsGovernment information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social media
Privacy Score Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6227| House
| Updated: 3/12/2020
Privacy Score Act of 2020 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to develop a framework for issuing privacy scores to interactive computer services. Specifically, the FTC must base the framework on criteria such as the type of user information the service collects and the security of any sensitive information that may be used to identify users of the service. Further, the FTC must issue, periodically evaluate, and publish scores based on the established framework for interactive computer services with a large number of unique U.S. users.
Computers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightConsumer affairsGovernment information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social media