S. 3639 · 115th Congress
A bill to prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by Internet retailers to ensure equitable consumer access to products, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Richard Blumenthal
- Introduced
- 2018-11-15
- Latest action
- 2018-11-15 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
This bill prohibits the circumvention (e.g., via bot technology) of a website's security measure or technological control for enforcing posted purchasing limits or for managing inventory. A person may not sell a product if the person knows that the product was acquired using such circumvention.