3.0.0 1578 2022-11-01T05:47:44Z 2022-11-01T05:47:44Z Senate S 2019-05-21 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-21T20:45:19Z 2019-05-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2019-05-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001089 Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] Josh Hawley R MO N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-05-22 False W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2019-06-13 False Commerce Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Right of privacy State and local government operations Commerce 00 2019-05-21 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-14T17:08:56Z Do Not Track Act

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to implement and enforce a do not track (DNT) system to protect consumers from unwanted online data harvesting and targeted advertising.

Specifically, the bill requires the FTC to designate a DNT signal (sent by a connected device) and make publicly available a program that (1) is available for download to any common connected device; and (2) sends the DNT signal to every website, online service, or online application to which a user does not want their data sent each time the device connects to it.

The bill further requires an operator of a website, service, or application to search for the DNT signal each time a device connects to it and, if it receives such signal, makes it unlawful for the operator to collect data (other than what is necessary for operation) from a user, use any data collected for targeted advertising, or share any data with a third party without consent. An operator shall not discriminate against a user based on DNT preference. If an operator collects more data than is necessary for operation and does not detect the signal, it must provide a user with notice of the user's rights under the DNT program.

Additionally, the bill prohibits a third-party operator of a program that receives the DNT signal through the connected device of a user of a covered website, service, or application from collecting user data other than data collected to analyze how or whether the user engaged with the program.

]]> Do Not Track Act Display Title Do Not Track Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Do Not Track Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to protect the privacy of internet users through the establishment of a national Do Not Track system, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1578is/xml/BILLS-116s1578is.xml 2019-05-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.