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Identity Theft Prevention Act: limits on displaying, mailing and requiring Social Security numberssince 6 lines

Identity Theft Prevention Act, Social Security number limits, N.J. Stat. §§ 56:8-164 and 56:8-166 · Read the law's page

  • Do not publicly post or publicly display an individual's Social Security number, or any four or more consecutive numbers taken from it (N.J.S.A. 56:8-164(a)(1)).
  • Do not print an individual's Social Security number on materials mailed to the individual unless State or federal law requires the number on the document, and do not print it on a card the individual needs to access products or services you provide (N.J.S.A. 56:8-164(a)(2)-(3)).
  • When a Social Security number is permitted in a mailed application or form, do not print it, in whole or in part, on a postcard or other mailer that needs no envelope, and do not let it be visible on the envelope or without opening the envelope (N.J.S.A. 56:8-164(d)).
  • Do not intentionally communicate or otherwise make available to the general public an individual's Social Security number (N.J.S.A. 56:8-164(a)(4)).
  • Do not require an individual to transmit his Social Security number over the Internet unless the connection is secure or the number is encrypted (N.J.S.A. 56:8-164(a)(5)).
  • Do not require an individual to use his Social Security number to access an Internet web site unless a password, unique personal identification number or other authentication device is also required (N.J.S.A. 56:8-164(a)(6)).
Identity Theft Prevention Act, methods of destruction of customer recordssince 3 lines

N.J. Stat. Ann. § 56:8-162 (L. 2005, c.226, s.11) · Read the law's page

  • This binds any business or public entity holding a customer's records containing personal information within its custody or control, whether or not the entity is otherwise subject to the New Jersey Data Privacy Act.
  • Destroy, or arrange for the destruction of, a customer's records containing personal information once they are no longer retained, by shredding, erasing, or otherwise modifying the personal information to make it unreadable, undecipherable, or non-reconstructable through generally available means.
  • A willful, knowing, or reckless violation is deemed an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud Act, enforceable by the Attorney General and, separately, by an affected consumer through the Consumer Fraud Act's private right of action for an ascertainable loss.
New Jersey Bot Disclosure Actsince 2 lines

N.J. Stat. §§ 56:18-1 to 56:18-5 (P.L. 2019, c. 486) · Read the law's page

  • If you deploy an automated account to communicate or interact with a person in New Jersey to sell or advertise merchandise or real estate, or to solicit election support, disclose at the outset, clearly and conspicuously, that the communication is being conducted by or through a bot.
  • This disclosure duty falls on you as the bot's operator, not on the hosting platform, so do not assume a platform's own terms of service satisfy it on your behalf.
Online Bot Disclosure Law (A4563)since 4 lines

N.J. Stat. §§ 56:18-1 to 56:18-5 (P.L. 2019, c. 486, A4563) · Read the law's page

  • If you use an online bot to communicate or interact with a person in New Jersey in connection with the sale or advertisement of any merchandise or real estate, disclose at the outset of the communication or interaction, in clear and conspicuous fashion, that it is being conducted by or through a bot.
  • If you use an online bot to solicit support for any candidate, party or public question in an election from a person in New Jersey, disclose at the outset of the communication or interaction, in clear and conspicuous fashion, that it is being conducted by or through a bot.
  • A bot here is an automated online account where all or substantially all of the actions or posts of that account are not directly generated by a live natural person.
  • A service provider of an online platform, including an Internet web hosting service provider or an Internet service provider, owes no duty under this law.

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