New York S 4562: Establishes a task force to study the impact of a state-issued cryptocurrency on the state of New York

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S04562 Summary:

BILL NOS04562 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSRMURRAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §392-k, Gen Bus L

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Discloses to a parent the personal information and content about a minor collected by an operator of an internet platform when a parent requests such information.

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BILL NOS04562 

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02/07/2025REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4562

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. BAILEY, MURRAY -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and
 Technology

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to disclosing to a
 parent the personal information and content about a minor collected by
 an operator of an internet platform

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 392-k to read as follows:
 3 § 392-k. Disclosure of personal information and content about a minor
 4 collected by an operator of an internet platform. 1. As used in this
 5 section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 6 (a) "operator" shall mean and include a platform located on the inter-
 7 net or an online service who collects or maintains personal information
 8 from or about the user of or visitors to such platform or online
 9 service, or on whose behalf such information is collected or maintained,
 10 where such platform or online service is operated for commercial
 11 purposes, including any person offering products or services for sale
 12 through such platform or online service.
 13 (b) "identifiers" shall mean any information which is generated by an
 14 operator, whether automatically or manually, through the minor's online
 15 activity, whether on the operator's platform or otherwise.
 16 (c) "internet" shall mean the myriad of computer and telecommuni-
 17 cations facilities, including equipment and operating software, which
 18 comprise the interconnected worldwide network of networks that employ
 19 the transmission control protocol/internet protocol, or any predecessor
 20 or successor protocols to such protocol, to communicate information of
 21 all kinds by wire or radio.
 22 (d) "parent" shall mean a legal guardian under the laws of the state
 23 of New York.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06936-02-5

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 1 (e) "verified parent" shall mean a person who is determined to be a
 2 legal guardian by the operator in accordance with the methods provided
 3 in 15 USC § 6501(9).
 4 (f) "minor" shall mean any person in the state who has not attained
 5 the age of thirteen.
 6 (g) "platform" shall mean an application or website that serves as a
 7 base from which the interactive computer service is provided.
 8 (h) "content" shall mean the textual, visual or aural information that
 9 is generated by a third-party or the operator.
 10 (i) "tracked" shall mean to monitor a minor's activity on or off the
 11 operator's platform for the purpose of determining a user's identifiers.
 12 (j) "identifiers" shall mean the information generated from tracking a
 13 minor which assigns to them certain factors which are used for conveying
 14 content to the minor.
 15 2. Upon request from a verified parent of a minor, an operator shall:
 16 (a) provide the verified parent with digital or physical copies of all
 17 advertisements and other content which the minor was shown by the opera-
 18 tor on the operator's platform that were shown solely based on the
 19 minor's identifiers; and
 20 (b) provide the verified parent with the identifiers which the opera-
 21 tor generated by utilizing the child's online activity whether that
 22 activity is tracked on or off the operator's platform.
 23 3. It shall be a defense to this section that the operator is unable
 24 to provide