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S 964 115th Congress Senate Commerce Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Right of privacy

MY DATA Act of 2017

Introduced: April 27, 2017 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Managing Your Data Against Telecom Abuses Act of 2017 or the MY DATA Act of 2017

This bill prohibits providers of Internet broadband services or of Internet content, applications, or devices from using unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to privacy or data security.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), after consulting with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), may promulgate regulations to carry out such prohibition.

The FTC may also enforce this bill against common carriers regulated by the FCC under the Communications Act of 1934 and nonprofit organizations. (Currently, common carriers regulated under the Communications Act are exempt from the FTC's enforcement authority and nonprofit organizations are subject to FTC enforcement only if they provide substantial economic benefit to their for-profit members.)

A state may bring a civil action in federal court to enforce such prohibition.

What's happening now April 27, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2356 Identical bill MY DATA Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 964: MY DATA Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-964/
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"S. 964: MY DATA Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-964/.
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S. 964, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-964/.
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