Bill > HR6027

This bill establishes the Online Privacy Act of 2021, which aims to provide individual rights relating to privacy of personal information, establish privacy and security requirements for covered entities relating to personal information, and establish a Digital Privacy Agency to enforce such rights and requirements. The key provisions of the bill include: - Granting individuals rights such as the right of access, right of correction, right of deletion, right of portability, right to human review of automated decisions, right to individual autonomy, right to be informed, and right to impermanence regarding their personal information. - Imposing requirements on covered entities, service providers, and third parties, such as minimizing collection and use of personal information, prohibiting discriminatory processing, and establishing notice and consent processes. - Creating the Digital Privacy Agency to implement and enforce the Act, with powers including rulemaking, investigations, and enforcement actions. - Allowing for private rights of action and enforcement by state attorneys general and state privacy regulators. - Providing civil penalties, injunctive relief, and other remedies for violations. - Clarifying the relationship between the Act and other federal privacy laws. The bill aims to establish comprehensive privacy protections and oversight for personal information handled by companies and organizations.

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