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This legislation would require third-party food delivery services to obtain a license and prohibit the operation of any third-party food delivery service without one, including the operation of a driver platform or any similar system, unless the person operating the food delivery service is also the owner of the restaurant where the food is prepared. It would also amend the existing law governing third-party food delivery services to add an additional requirement that a third-party food delivery service notify the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and other agencies if it experiences a data breach involving the private identifying information of a person. The Department would then make the affected person aware of the breach. This bill would also amend the City’s privacy laws to bring them into alignment with State law and requirements in the SHIELD Act.