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Monday, March 8, 2021
Virginia has enacted new privacy legislation that bears similarities to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) and borrows some concepts from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). In February, the Virginia legislature passed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (SB No. 1392) (the “CDPA” or “Act”) and the governor signed the bill into law on March 2, 2021. This makes Virginia the second state in the country after California to adopt a comprehensive consumer privacy law. This article provides an overview of some of the key components of the CDPA.
To whom does the CDPA apply?