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After passing with relative ease through Virginia s House of
Delegates and Senate, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia
Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA) into law on March 2, 2021.
Virginia joins California as the only states in the nation to have
passed comprehensive privacy legislation. Companies that are
subject to the new law will have to comply beginning January 1,
2023, the date when the law goes into effect. Companies should note
that this date coincides with the effective date of the new
substantive obligations set forth in the California Privacy Rights
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Gov. Northam has signed the CCDPA into law, making Virginia the second state in the nation to pass a comprehensive privacy regulation after California.
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The increasing role of technology, data and sharing of personal
information has heightened consumers risk of the unauthorized
use or disclosure of their personal information. Governments have
passed legislation to protect consumers from these risks. In the
European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation
(
GDPR) protects data subjects. In California, the
California Consumer Privacy Act (
CCPA) provides
protection for consumers. The protections afforded consumers under
the CCPA, which became effective January 1, 2020, will be expanded
under a new regulation, the California Privacy Rights and
Enforcement Act (