Monday, April 5, 2021
Privacy at the state level can get messy and confusing particularly in the current moment with the record number of proposed bills under consideration. So let’s face it: it is great to read about all those proposed bills but what US privacy professionals really want to know is which bills will pass and which bills will fail.
So, without further delay, here are the 2021 SPB’s State Comprehensive Privacy Bill predictions.
Our 2021 Final Four: Connecticut, Florida, Oklahoma and Washington
No.1: Connecticut’s Act Concerning Consumer Privacy (SB 893)
Arguably it is too early to predict the outcome of SB 893. After all, the bill is still stuck in Committee, and there were several comments filed in opposition during the February 25 public hearing. Why are we bullish on Connecticut then? The bill has the support of the Connecticut ACLU (although it is worth noting that the private right of action was removed after the ACLU expressed it
Monday, April 5, 2021
After advancing steadily in their respective legislatures the first few months of 2021, the Oklahoma Computer Data Privacy Act has seemingly died, and the Washington Privacy Act may run into similar roadblocks it faced in prior years.
After passing the Oklahoma House in early March, the Oklahoma bill grinded to a halt the first week of April after Oklahoma Senate Majority Leader refused to allow the bill to have a hearing, as confirmed in tweets and in a press conference by one of the bill’s sponsors, Rep. Collin Walke. The bill, which would have required businesses to obtain consumers’ consent for any collection of data and included an opt-in requirement for sale of personal information, garnered bi-partisan support in the House but faced significant industry opposition and was opposed by Republicans in the Oklahoma State Senate. Our team’s prior update on the Oklahoma bill can be found here.
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If the Oklahoma Computer Data Privacy Act passes, Oklahoma will be the first state to require consumers to give permission before a company may sell or share personal data an unprecedented move towards stricter data privacy standards in the U.S. So what does data privacy mean for a consumer, how should companies be handling personal data now and where is Oklahoma headed in regard to this area of cybersecurity? Crowe & Dunlevy attorneys Anthony Hendricks and Jordan E.M. Sessler discuss potential changes to come with proposed House See more +
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