U.S. State Privacy Laws

NY City Council Bills 1014-23 and 1024-23 Banning Biometric Surveillance in Places of Public Accommodation and Housing

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Privacy Laws

• Surveillance Oversight

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Testimony

EPIC Leads Coalition Brief Defending California’s New Age-Appropriate Design Code

On Friday, EPIC lead a coalition including Reset Tech, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, and former government officials in filing an amicus brief defending California's new Age-Appropriate Design Code against a challenge from tech giant advocacy group NetChoice.

• Children's Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

Washington State Legislature Passes Health Data Privacy Law

The Washington State Legislature finalized passage Monday of the My Health My Data Act (MHMDA), the first state-level health data bill of its kind in the U.S. The bill now heads to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for his signature to become law.

• Data Protection

• Health Privacy

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

California Consumer Privacy Regulations Go Into Force

New regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act have officially gone into effect following approval by the state's Office of Administrative Law.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

Comments Of The Electronic Privacy Information Center, Center For Digital Democracy, and Consumer Federation Of America, to the California Privacy Protection Agency

The Electronic Privacy Information Center, Center for Digital Democracy, and Consumer Federation of America submit these comments in response to the California Privacy Protection Agency’s February 2023 invitation for public input concerning the agency’s development of further regulations under the California Consumer Protection Act of 2018 as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020.

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Cybersecurity

• Data Security

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

The Washington Post: The U.S.’s sixth state privacy law is too ‘weak,’ advocates say

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Privacy Laws

• Social Media Privacy

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• News

Colorado AG’s Office Finalizes Colorado Privacy Act Rules

Last month the Colorado Attorney General’s Office finalized the Colorado Privacy Act Rules after a months-long, iterative rulemaking process.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

Maryland HB807: Online and Biometric Data Privacy

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Testimony

POLITICO: The raucous battle over Americans’ online privacy is landing on states

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• News

A Proposed Compromise: the State Data Privacy and Protection Act

EPIC has crafted the State Data Privacy and Protection Act to allow state policymakers to take advantage of the bipartisan consensus language in the federal American Data Privacy and Protection Act.

• Privacy Laws

• Proposed U.S. Legislation

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Analysis