Own Your Own Data Act

Bill: 116-s-806
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-03-14
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Consumer affairs

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Licensing and registrations

Right of privacy
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Own Your Own Data Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires a social media company to (1) provide a user with the ability to obtain and export their user data, along with any analysis of such data by the company; and (2) ensure that each user knowingly and willingly licenses their data to the company during the registration of an account.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 806 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2019 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the collection of data or information generated on the internet.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Own Your Own Data Act . 2. Protection of personal information generated on internet (a) In general Each individual owns and has an exclusive property right in the data that an individual generates on the internet under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 ). (b) Social media companies (1) In general Each social media company shall— (A) have a prominently and conspicuously displayed icon each user may click to obtain a copy of the user’s data with any analysis of the user’s data performed by the social media company; (B) have a prominently and conspicuously displayed icon each user may click to easily export the user’s data with any analysis of the user’s data performed by the social media company; (C) require that each user, during the registration of an account, knowingly and willfully enter into a licensing agreement— (i) that uses plain language that a reasonable person of average intelligence can understand the first time the person reads or hears the licensing agreement; (ii) in which the user agrees to license the user’s data to the social media company; and (iii) that is no longer than 500 words, using a measure of 6 characters to a word; and (D) have an icon each user may click to cancel immediately the license agreement. (2) Regulations The Federal Trade Commission shall promulgate regulations carrying out this subsection, which shall be approved by Congress. (c) Enforcement The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce the provisions of this Act.