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Vermont Passes Landmark Data Privacy Bill
The Vermont Legislature has passed the Vermont Data Privacy Act, which EPIC supported and which represents a significant step forward for state privacy law.
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Data minimization is the key to a meaningful privacy law
This is the sixth blog post in EPIC’s series on Data Minimization. We have previously discussed data minimization as a framework to curb harmful commercial surveillance practices, harms that stem from out of context secondary data uses, data minimization as a pillar of data security, data minimization as a tool to protect health data privacy, and data minimization as a way to regulate surveillance advertising. This post discusses existing data minimization rules in state and federal laws.
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Governor Moore Signs Maryland Online Data Privacy Act
Governor Wes Moore signed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act today. The passage of this bill marks a significant shift in state privacy law landscape toward laws that meaningfully limit personal data collection and abuse.
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Massachusetts Data Privacy Act Approved by Legislative Committee
The Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet, and Cybersecurity of the Massachusetts General Court announced today that the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act had been reported favorably out of Committee.
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State Lawmakers Testify about Industry Influence on Privacy Bills in Vermont Hearing
State lawmakers from across the country testified Friday to Vermont’s House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development about how industry lobbying affected their experiences championing privacy bills in their states.
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Los Angeles Times: Opinion: Americans might finally get a real privacy law to fight Big Tech intrusions
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President Biden Signs Law Limiting Data Broker Sales
President Biden has signed H.R. 815, which includes the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024.
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EPIC Urges UK ICO to Prohibit “Consent or Pay” Business Models
On April 17, EPIC submitted comments to the UK ICO on its call for views relating to “Consent or Pay” business models. In its comments, EPIC urged the ICO to prohibit the use of the facially illegal business model due to the clear violation of the UK GDPR’s definition of consent.
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EPIC Comments to UK ICO Call for Views on “Consent or Pay” Business Models
By notice published March 6, 2024, the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“UK ICO” or “the ICO”) has called for views regarding “consent or pay” business models (hereinafter “the Consultation”) to close on April 17, 2024.[1] This Consultation is intended to address an emerging business model where individuals are blocked from accessing a website unless they consent to their personal information being processed for the purpose of targeted advertising, or, as the ICO puts it, “pay a fee and not be tracked.”
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Maine Legislature Fails to Enact Privacy Law
The Maine Data Privacy and Protection Act, LD1977, passed the Maine House of Representatives yesterday before being defeated in the Senate on a 15-18 vote.
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