SB 112-53: Home Appliance Privacy Act (Passed)

[Mr. Reactionary]

HOME APPLIANCE PRIVACY ACT

1. It shall be unlawful for any person in Atlasia to violate the privacy of another by using or permitting any digitally interoperable appliance to collect data on any person in a private home or dwelling in violation of this act,  nor shall any such data obtained from such appliance, be sold or transferred to another.

A. Televisions shall not be permitted to measure ambient room temperatures to determine the location or number of persons within a home or dwelling.

B. Video game consoles and personal computers shall not be permitted to compile or track the location data of any person.

C. Robot vacuum cleaners shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling to anyone but the consumer.

D. Coffee makers shall not be permitted to transmit data on the programmed time coffee is to be made to anyone but the consumer.

E. Refridgerators and freezers shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein to anyone but the consumer.

F. Garbage disposals shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein to anyone but the consumer.

G. Toilets shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein or the frequency of use to anyone but the consumer.

H. Lighting fixtures and bulbs shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling, the frequency or time of use of such fixture or bulb, or the preferred wattage or color of a bulb to anyone but the consumer.

I. Thermostats and utility meters shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling or the frequency or time of use of electricity, water, or HVAC, to anyone but the consumer, unless the consumer affirmatively opts in to a smart metering agreement with a utility provider.

J. Showers, bathtubs, and hot water heaters shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling, the frequency or time of use of water, or the preferred water temperature of a consumer, to anyone but the consumer.

2. A violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor punishable by disgorgement of any profits, imprisonment for no more than one (1) year, and a fine of $10,000.00 per individual person whose privacy was violated. Any data collected in violation of this paragraph shall be subject to forfeiture and disposition.

3. A person whose privacy was unlawfully violated pursuant to this paragraph may maintain a civil action to recover actual damages, punitive damages of up to $10,000, reasonable legal costs, and any equitable relief necessary to enforce this act.

4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

Sponsor: Reactionary
Debate is now open on this bill.

[Mr. Reactionary]

This bill prohibits certain home appliances that are interoperable with the internet (AKA the Internet of Things) from gathering, transmitting, or selling certain data to protect customer privacy in the home.

[Mr. Reactionary]

I absolutely support this.

I am reminded of that situation where someone hacked into a baby monitoring system and was literally talking into a baby's bedroom and watching them on camera.

I seem to recall us addressing that specific issue previously, but the same potential exists here. You have the risk of hackers plotting out home invasions with house schematics for example.

So baby monitors and nanny cams have been legislated on? I hadnt thought about those but if not those would be good to protect. Do you remember when that was?

[Mr. Reactionary]

I move for a final vote to hopefully wrap everything up before Christmas. 24 hours to be a Scrooge.

[Mr. Reactionary]

A final vote is now open on this bill lasting until Midnight Eastern on December 23. Please vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

HOME APPLIANCE PRIVACY ACT

1. It shall be unlawful for any person in Atlasia to violate the privacy of another by using or permitting any digitally interoperable appliance to collect data on any person in a private home or dwelling in violation of this act,  nor shall any such data obtained from such appliance, be sold or transferred to another.

A. Televisions shall not be permitted to measure ambient room temperatures to determine the location or number of persons within a home or dwelling.

B. Video game consoles and personal computers shall not be permitted to compile or track the location data of any person.

C. Robot vacuum cleaners shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling to anyone but the consumer.

D. Coffee makers shall not be permitted to transmit data on the programmed time coffee is to be made to anyone but the consumer.

E. Refridgerators and freezers shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein to anyone but the consumer.

F. Garbage disposals shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein to anyone but the consumer.

G. Toilets shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein or the frequency of use to anyone but the consumer.

H. Lighting fixtures and bulbs shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling, the frequency or time of use of such fixture or bulb, or the preferred wattage or color of a bulb to anyone but the consumer.

I. Thermostats and utility meters shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling or the frequency or time of use of electricity, water, or HVAC, to anyone but the consumer, unless the consumer affirmatively opts in to a smart metering agreement with a utility provider.

J. Showers, bathtubs, and hot water heaters shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling, the frequency or time of use of water, or the preferred water temperature of a consumer, to anyone but the consumer.

2. A violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor punishable by disgorgement of any profits, imprisonment for no more than one (1) year, and a fine of $10,000.00 per individual person whose privacy was violated. Any data collected in violation of this paragraph shall be subject to forfeiture and disposition.

3. A person whose privacy was unlawfully violated pursuant to this paragraph may maintain a civil action to recover actual damages, punitive damages of up to $10,000, reasonable legal costs, and any equitable relief necessary to enforce this act.

4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Aye

[Mr. Reactionary]

Bill passes 10-0-0-8.

[Mr. Reactionary]

HOME APPLIANCE PRIVACY ACT

1. It shall be unlawful for any person in Atlasia to violate the privacy of another by using or permitting any digitally interoperable appliance to collect data on any person in a private home or dwelling in violation of this act,  nor shall any such data obtained from such appliance, be sold or transferred to another.

A. Televisions shall not be permitted to measure ambient room temperatures to determine the location or number of persons within a home or dwelling.

B. Video game consoles and personal computers shall not be permitted to compile or track the location data of any person.

C. Robot vacuum cleaners shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling to anyone but the consumer.

D. Coffee makers shall not be permitted to transmit data on the programmed time coffee is to be made to anyone but the consumer.

E. Refridgerators and freezers shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein to anyone but the consumer.

F. Garbage disposals shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein to anyone but the consumer.

G. Toilets shall not be permitted to transmit data on the contents therein or the frequency of use to anyone but the consumer.

H. Lighting fixtures and bulbs shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling, the frequency or time of use of such fixture or bulb, or the preferred wattage or color of a bulb to anyone but the consumer.

I. Thermostats and utility meters shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling or the frequency or time of use of electricity, water, or HVAC, to anyone but the consumer, unless the consumer affirmatively opts in to a smart metering agreement with a utility provider.

J. Showers, bathtubs, and hot water heaters shall not be permitted to transmit data on the schematics or layout of any home or dwelling, the frequency or time of use of water, or the preferred water temperature of a consumer, to anyone but the consumer.

2. A violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor punishable by disgorgement of any profits, imprisonment for no more than one (1) year, and a fine of $10,000.00 per individual person whose privacy was violated. Any data collected in violation of this paragraph shall be subject to forfeiture and disposition.

3. A person whose privacy was unlawfully violated pursuant to this paragraph may maintain a civil action to recover actual damages, punitive damages of up to $10,000, reasonable legal costs, and any equitable relief necessary to enforce this act.

4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

Passed 10-0-0-8 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled.

- R, PPT