S 878
115th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer affairs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication
A bill to establish privacy protections for customers of broadband Internet access service and other telecommunications services.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promulgate customer privacy regulations that require telecommunications services, broadband Internet access services, and interconnected VoIP services to:
- notify a customer about the collection, use, and sharing of customer proprietary information that is individually identifiable customer proprietary network information, personally identifiable information, or the content of communications;
- obtain opt-in approval from a customer to use and share sensitive customer proprietary information about financial or health information, children, Social Security numbers, precise geolocation, content of communications, call detail information, web browsing or application usage history, or other customary proprietary information that the FCC determines to be sensitive;
- not refuse to serve a customer who does not consent to the use and sharing of customer proprietary information for commercial purposes under a "take-it-or-leave-it" offer;
- develop data security practices; and
- notify customers of security breaches.
The FCC must also implement strong protection for de-identified customary proprietary information to prevent re-identifying such information.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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