A 3320: 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.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3320 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection 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) "internet" shall mean the myriad of computer and telecommuni- 14 cations facilities, including equipment and operating software, which 15 comprise the interconnected worldwide network of networks that employ 16 the transmission control protocol/internet protocol, or any predecessor 17 or successor protocols to such protocol, to communicate information of 18 all kinds by wire or radio. 19 (c) "verified parent" shall mean a person who is determined to be a 20 legal guardian by the operator in accordance with the methods provided 21 in 15 USC § 6501(9). 22 (d) "minor" shall mean any person in the state who has not attained 23 the age of thirteen. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06936-01-5 
 A. 3320 2 1 (e) "platform" shall mean an application or website that serves as a 2 base from which the interactive computer service is provided. 3 (f) "content" shall mean the textual, visual or aural information that 4 is generated by a third-party or the operator. 5 (g) "tracked" shall mean to monitor a minor's activity on or off the 6 operator's platform for the purpose of determining a user's identifiers. 7 (h) "identifiers" shall mean the information generated from tracking a 8 minor which assigns to them certain factors which are used for conveying 9 content to the minor. 10 2. Upon request from a verified parent of a minor, an operator shall, 11 to the extent practicable: 12 (a) provide the verified parent with digital or physical copies of all 13 advertisements and other content which the minor was shown by the opera- 14 tor on the operator's platform that were shown solely based on the 15 minor's identifiers; and 16 (b) provide the verified parent with the identifiers which the opera- 17 tor generated by utilizing the child's online activity whether that 18 activity is tracked on or off the operator's platform. 19 3. It shall be a defense to this section that the operator is unable 20 to provide the information required in subdivision two of this section 21 due to foreseeable or unforeseeable circumstances that prevent the 22 disclosure of such information that is not the fault of the operator. 23 4. This section shall not be construed as imposing any obligation on 24 an operator for disclosing the information required in subdivision two 25 of this section to a verified parent during the period of time in which 26 the operator did not have actual knowledge of the child's age. 27 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 28 have become a law.