All new state laws define the term “personal information” or “personal data” broadly. However, unlike the CCPA, the CPCPA, UCPA, CPA, and VCDPA borrow terms and definitions from the EU General Data Protection Regulation, such as “controller” and “processor” when referring to data subjects and their service providers, and “personal data.” In addition, all state laws other than the UCPA require relevant companies to conduct data security assessments for processing activities that pose an “increased” risk of harm, such as profiling, selling personal data, processing sensitive personal data, and targeted advertising. The consequences of non-compliance with the GDPR are fines of up to €20 million or 4% of the previous year`s total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher. The GDPR requires any company that processes personal data in the course of operating a “branch” in the EU or processes personal data of individuals in the EU in connection with the provision of goods and services or the monitoring of their behavior. There is no revenue threshold, processing threshold or brokerage threshold. Learn more about data protection laws in the United States and the changes and other developments that can be expected for existing data protection laws. Provisions: This Minnesota law protects the right of individuals to access government information and governs the collection, storage, use, and disclosure of private information. It establishes a classification system to distinguish between different types of information, such as educational data and law enforcement data. In addition, data about individuals is marked as public or non-public, while data that does not relate to individuals is marked as non-public or non-public. Description: This privacy bill in New York is very similar to the CCPA.

This would allow individuals to know what data a company has collected about them and with whom they have shared it, ask the company to correct or delete the data, and refuse to share or sell their data to third parties. NYPA would complement New York`s existing data breach notification law by expanding the protection of personal data. All important information and frequently asked questions about data protection laws in the United States can be found at a glance in our downloadable table. The CCPA governs the collection, sale, and disclosure of personal information of California residents. It applies to the activities of companies, service providers serving businesses and third parties (which may be individuals or organizations). One of the most important conditions of the law is that companies must respond promptly to inquiries from California consumers about what personal information is collected about them and whether it is being sold or disclosed. The law does not allow discrimination against consumers exercising their rights; Consumers must receive the same quality of service, even if they refuse a certain activity, such as the sale of their data. Service providers may only use consumer data at the request of the company they serve and must delete a consumer`s personal data from their records upon request. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 6-1-1301 ff.

(2021 p.b. 190) Creates the Colorado Privacy Act as part of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. Addresses consumer privacy rights, companies` responsibility to protect personal information, and empowers the attorney general and district attorneys to take enforcement action in the event of a violation. Defines various terms related to covered entities, consumers and data, including the definition of “controller” as the person or group of individuals who determine how data is used and processed. The effective date is July 1, 2023. Learn how DataGrail can streamline your data compliance management today. The Internet Association, an industry group representing several major tech companies, including Amazon, Facebook and Google, reported to us a letter and testimony sent to the New Jersey legislature that focuses on two issues: consent and the private right of action. The association is pushing for the current opt-out model to maintain the status quo, where consumers must do everything they can to preserve the privacy set out in the law. The association also included a paper from the Institute for Legal Reform, a subsidiary of the U.S.

Chamber of Commerce that advocates for business-friendly legal reforms, saying private lawsuits stifle innovation, cost too much and lead to conflicting decisions. In the absence of congressional action on a comprehensive U.S. federal data protection law, five states have now enacted their own laws. We`ve already provided a summary of the laws of California, Virginia, and Colorado (available here), and Utah and Connecticut have since enacted new privacy laws. The Connecticut Personal Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (CTDPA) was signed into law on May 10, 2022 and is expected to go into effect on July 1, 2023. The Utah Consumer Privacy Protection Act (UCPA) was signed into law on March 24, 2022 and is expected to take effect on December 31, 2023. As the comparison chart below shows, the CPDPA and UCPA are similar in many ways to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), but there are important differences between these laws and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). which went into effect in 2020 and was amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).