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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1894 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 289 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Bruce E. Tarr |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act ensuring internet security and privacy. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Bruce E. TarrFirst Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1894 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 289 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 289) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to |
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| 19 | 19 | | ensure internet security and privacy. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 218 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act ensuring internet security and privacy. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2amended by inserting after section 114 the following section:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 115. Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, no |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4telecommunications or internet service provider that has entered into a franchise agreement, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5right-of-way-agreement, or other contract with the commonwealth of Massachusetts or a political |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6subdivision, or that uses facilities that are subject to such agreements, even if it is not a party to |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7the agreement, or otherwise operates in the commonwealth of Massachusetts may collect, use, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8disclose or otherwise disseminate, personal information from a customer resulting from the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9customer’s use of the telecommunications or internet service provider without express written |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10approval from the customer. No such telecommunication or internet service provider shall add an 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11additional surcharge for customers that do not provide their express written approval, and said |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12providers shall not refuse to provide services to a customer on the grounds that the customer has |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13not approved collection, use, disclosure or other forms of dissemination of the customer’s |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14personal information”. |
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