A Bill 1

Presented by Machaella Reisman 2

Clemson University 3
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Purpose: To prevent the gathering of private citizens state information by private 5
corporations with the intent of selling said information to customers. 6
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Whereas; It is the governments duty to protect citizens privacy interests by penalizing the 8
publication of information on citizens; and, 9
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Whereas; Citizens have the right to determine what information is gathered about them and 11
how that information is then used; and, 12
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Whereas; The Restatement of Second Torts recognizes four types of invasions of privacy, 14
one of which is unreasonable publicity or unauthorized commercial use of a 15
citizens information. 16
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Therefore, Be it enacted by the South Carolina Student Legislatures in regular session 18
assembled by the following: 19
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Section I: The gathering of private citizens personal demographic, behavioral, lifestyle, or 21
transactional information by private corporations shall be strictly prohibited. 22
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Section II: Any information previously gathered on citizens shall not be allowed to be sold to 24
any customer of the private corporations. 25
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Section III: The sale or purchase of any private citizens personal information by any private 27
corporation or individual within the state is prohibited. 28
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Section IV: A violation of this prohibition shall result in a fine of up to $1,000,000 based on 30
level of information sold or gathered. 31
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Section V: This act shall take effect upon passage by the General Assembly and signature of 33
the Governor. 34