3.0.0 913 2022-01-12T14:53:21Z 2022-01-12T14:53:21Z Senate S S 2011-05-09 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-05-09T19:24:36Z 2011-05-09 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2781-2782) IntroReferral 2011-05-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2780-2781) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-05-19 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2011-07-27 False Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Federal preemption Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Right of privacy Telephone and wireless communication Commerce 00 2011-05-09 Introduced in Senate 2011-08-23T15:42:34Z Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate: (1) regulations that establish standards for the implementation of a mechanism by which an individual can indicate whether he or she prefers to have personal information collected by providers of online services, including by providers of mobile applications and services; and (2) rules that prohibit such providers from collecting personal information on individuals who have expressed a preference not to have such information collected.

Requires such rules to allow for the collection and use of personal information if: (1) the information is necessary to provide a service requested by the individual so long as identifying particulars are removed or the information is deleted upon the provision of such service; or (2) the individual receives clear, conspicuous, and accurate notice on, and consents to, such collection and use.

Provides for FTC and state enforcement of such rules and regulations.

]]> Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 Display Title Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the collection and use of personal information obtained by tracking the online activity of an individual, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s913is/xml/BILLS-112s913is.xml 2011-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2781-2782) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.