GA - “Protecting Personal Data”

[United Royal Islands]

Protecting Personal Data

A resolution to enact uniform standards that protect workers, consumers, and the general public.

Category: Regulation

Area of Effect: Consumer Protection

Proposed by: Marxist Germany

The World Assembly,

Appalled by the lack of a resolution regarding data protection;

Recognising the individuals' right to privacy;

Believing that businesses should not be able to collect data from a customer without the explicit consent of that customer as this is clearly a violation of the right to privacy;

Noting that minors are not fully mentally mature and are not capable of taking decisions on their own without the help of their guardians;

Seeking to protect customers from exploitation by businesses;

Hereby,

Defines the following for the purpose of this resolution:

A "Minor" as any sapient being under the age of majority;

A "Guardian" as any legal guardian of a minor, or if none exist, the biological parent;

"Personal Data" as any data that can be used to identify a sapient individual;

A "User" as any sapient being who uses or has used the services of a business;

Prohibits:

Businesses from storing the personal data of any minor without the explicit consent of their guardian except when the business cannot identify the user's age;

Businesses from using personal data collected from any individual to cause harm or severe distress to the individual the data belongs to;

Governments of member states from viewing the data of a user without the explicit prior consent from both the business holding the data and the user that the data belongs to, except when the information is needed for a criminal investigation or trial and a search warrant has been issued;

Mandates that:

Businesses provide explicit information on how they will use a user's data in their terms of service;

Businesses enable users to view the data that the aforementioned business holds on them unless the release of data would compromise the well-being of the user or others;

Personal data processed for any purpose is not kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose unless the user consents to that explicitly and clearly;

Businesses allow users to request the removal of their personal data, and act upon these requests unless there is a clear and very compelling safety or disciplinary reason to do otherwise;

Requires that member states make a private right of action against businesses that don't follow the boundaries established in this resolution;

Encourages member states to enact stricter laws to protect their citizens' privacy from businesses.


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[pylestiskolasiss]

"A 'Minor' as any sapient being under thee age of majority'
Personally that part could use some rewording, maybe change it to a minor being someone under the legal age of adulthood, but otherwise, it's good.

[Jabberwocky]

Noting that minors are not fully mentally mature and are not capable of taking decisions on their own without the help of their guardians
The wording here is questionable too. A few other instances as well