Connecticut becomes the fifth state to pass a comprehensive privacy law. Are you prepared for state privacy law compliance required in 2023?
Despite a shifting privacy landscape and passage of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2016, the United States has lagged in adopting a comprehensive Federal privacy law. Nevertheless, over the past few years, particular states have prioritized consumer privacy to address growing concern regarding the unfettered and largely unregulated collection, use and disclosure of consumer personal information.[1] Following the watershed moment created through passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018, an increasing number of states have followed suit to pass comprehensive privacy laws. Yet, the question remains regarding how many states must pass similar laws before the Federal government takes on the charge of passing a comprehensive privacy law.
Most recently, Connecticut joins this trailblazing group with a nearly unanimous vote supporting the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA). This law follows on the heels of Utah passing the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), Colorado passing the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) and Virginia passing the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). Further, the CCPA will soon be functionally replaced by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). While these laws share nu ..
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