HR 1528 Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011

On April 13, 2011, Rep Cliff Stearns (R-FL) introduced the Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 (HR 1528). According to Rep Stearns, the bill would:

• Require covered entities to notify consumers that their personally identifiable information as defined in the bill may be used for a purpose unrelated to the transaction.
• Require entities to notify consumers of any material change in their privacy policy.
• Require covered entities to establish a privacy policy with respect to the collection, sale, disclosure for consideration, or use of the consumer's information and such policy be made easily available for consumers.
• Require an entity to provide consumers the opportunity to preclude the sale or disclosure of their information to any organization that is not an information-sharing partner.
• Provide for a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved five-year self-regulatory program and prescribes requirements for a self-regulatory consumer dispute resolution process.
• Require the FTC to presume that an entity is in compliance with this Act if it participates in an approved self-regulatory program.
• No private right of action.
• Full state preemption.