3.0.0 1477 2023-01-11T13:49:04Z 2023-01-11T13:49:04Z Senate S 2021-04-29 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-04-29T19:00:39Z 2021-04-29 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL N Commerce Business records Civil actions and liability Computers and information technology Consumer affairs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Right of privacy Telephone and wireless communication Commerce 00 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-07T18:14:48Z Data and Algorithm Transparency Agreement Act or the DATA Act

This bill requires large websites and social networks that use algorithms for suggesting content to obtain express consent from their users before collecting or sharing their personal data. These websites must notify users of this requirement, including information about the type of data collected and the name of any third parties with which the data is shared.

The bill provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and a private right of action against a violator of the bill.

]]> DATA Act Display Title DATA Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to impose notice and consent requirements on internet platforms that use algorithms to manipulate the availability of content on the platform. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced DATA Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Data and Algorithm Transparency Agreement Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1477is/xml/BILLS-117s1477is.xml 2021-04-29 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.