General Assembly Proposals

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;

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,

1. Defines the following for the purpose of this resolution:

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

   2. A "Guardian" as a legal guardian of a minor, or, if there is none, a biological parent of the minor;

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

   4. A "User" as any person who uses the services of a business;

2. Prohibits:

   1. 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;

   2. Businesses from using personal data collected from a user to cause harm or severe distress to the user the data belongs to;

   3. Governments from viewing the data without 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 warrant has been issued;

3. Mandates that:

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

   2. Businesses enable users to view the data that the said business holds on them;

   3. Personal data processed for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or those purposes;

   4. 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;

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

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

NOTING that there have been multiple animal protection acts passed in the WA, all of which have been repealed,

WORRIED that this could allow abuse by pet owners,

CONVINCED that the WA should set a standard protecting the rights of pets,

The World Assembly,

DEFINES, for the purpose of this resolution, a 'pet' as a animal that is owned by and lives on the property of a resident of a nation, and is not specially set aside for killing or police and military work,

CLARIFIES that farm animals and animals harmed for science in science labs are excluded,

REQUIRES member nations mandate that pets be well-fed, given an adequate amount of water to survive, and be well-sheltered,

MANDATES that governments punish the lack of nourishment over long periods of time with a proportionate penalty,

DEFINES, for the purpose of this resolution, 'physical abuse' as the intentional harm of a pet that was not inflicted in a act of self-defense,

OUTLAWS the physical abuse of pets,

MANDATES that governments punish the abuse of pets with a sentence with a reasonable degree of serverity,

OUTLAWS the intentional killing of pets,

EXCLUDES self-defense and animal euthanasia,

REQUIRES governments to punish the intentional killing of pets with a severe punishment,

STRONGLY RECOMMENDS governments help fund animal shelters,

ENCOURAGES governments to help find more ways to protect pets and other animals,

URGES governments to expand on the rights granted in the legislation.