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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- | |
UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Tobon, Caldwell, Baginski, Alzate, Edwards, C Lima, | |
Date Introduced: February 12, 2021 | |
Referred To: House Corporations | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Chapter 6-13 of the General Laws entitled "Unfair Sales Practices" is hereby |
2 | amended by adding thereto the following section: |
3 | 6-13-22. Prohibition against sale of consumer Internet data without consent and |
4 | compensation. |
5 | (a) It shall be unlawful for any social media platform to use, gather, capture, quantify or |
6 | sell any consumer Internet data for profit, without the consent of, and payment of compensation to, |
7 | the consumer generating such data. |
8 | (b) An exception to subsection (a) of this section, shall be for any consumer Internet data |
9 | generated intentionally by the consumer for compensation by agreement with the social media |
10 | platform. |
11 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- | |
UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES | |
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1 | This act would prohibit the sale for profit of consumer generated internet data by a social |
2 | media platform without the consent of and compensation paid to the consumer. |
3 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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