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Montana
Montana unlawful use of a computer, bar on restricting access to personal data and on conditioning a product or service on data consent
Mont. Code Ann. § 45-6-311(5)(b) and (c)
In force.
A data subject rights rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Consent, Prohibition
As of .
What it requires
- Do not restrict access to personal data by any means (Mont. Code Ann. § 45-6-311(5)(b)).
- Do not restrict a consumer's access to a product or service because the consumer did not authorize the use or collection of data (Mont. Code Ann. § 45-6-311(5)(c)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
Who enforces it
Settledness
- As of
- Open questions
- Does the penalty that subsection (2) sets for a person convicted of "the offense of unlawful use of a computer" apply to a person who violates subsection (5)(b) or (c) of Mont. Code Ann. section 45-6-311?
What this law does
Montana's unlawful use of a computer section provides that a person may not restrict access to personal data by any means, or restrict access to a product or service because the consumer did not authorize the use or collection of data. Except as provided in subsections (5) and (7), a person may enforce the terms of a legal contract between the persons.
Subsection (2) sets the penalties for a person convicted of the offense of unlawful use of a computer, graded by the value of the property involved.
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