Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act to address data sharing and collection as well as the responsibilities of technology controllers with privacy rights.

Highlights:

• Establishes this act as the "Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act" (Sec. 1). 

• Defines terms related to the cybersecurity and protection of the identity of children (Sec. 1). 

• Requires each website administered in Rhode Island has to have a controller which shall manage personal information (Sec. 1). 

• Requires that controllers specify in customer agreements what kind of data is being stored and collected by the website and for what purposes (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the collection, storage or disclosure of information or data that is otherwise prohibited or restricted by state or federal law (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that this chapter does not apply to any body, authority, board, bureau, commission, district or agency of this state or any political subdivision of this state (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that The controller shall establish, implement, and maintain reasonable administrative, technical and physical data security practices to protect the confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of personal data (Sec. 1). 

• Specifies that The controller shall not process sensitive data concerning a customer without obtaining customer consent (Sec. 1).

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