Do Not Sell My Personal Information govexec.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from govexec.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Win For Privacy
Virginia is in line to follow California’s lead with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which is already in effect, by finalizing its own comprehensive data privacy law this year, according to ACA News. The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act was passed on Friday by the Virginia House of Representatives (89-9) and Senate (39-0), and is expected to be signed by Gov. Ralph Northam after the legislative session ends March 1, according to Roll Call. If signed by the governor, the bill will take effect Jan. 1, 2023. The Consumer Data Protection Act would establish a framework for controlling and processing personal data in the commonwealth. Under the bill, consumers have rights to access, correct, delete, obtain a copy of personal data and to opt out of the processing of personal data for the purposes of targeted advertising.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Virginia took one step closer the end of last week to becoming the second state with its own comprehensive data privacy legislation, as the Virginia General Assembly voted to send the Consumer Data Protection Act (“CDPA”) to the desk of Governor Ralph Northam. Governor Northam has previously expressed support for the measure and is expected to sign the bill into law. It would take effect on January 1, 2023 and set a framework for collecting, controlling, and processing personal data in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
CPW previously shared
Lydia de la Torre‘s fantastic write up of the CDPA and some of the key differences between the CDPA and the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Similar to the CCPA, the CDPA would give Virginia consumers the right to access their data, correct inaccuracies, and request the deletion of information. Virginia residents would also be able to opt out of data collection under certain circumstan
As digital practitioners, GDPR has impacted every facet of our professional and personal lives. Whether you’re addicted to Instagram, message your family on WhatsApp, buy products from Etsy or Google information, no one has escaped the rules that were introduced in 2018.
The EU’s directives have impacted virtually every digital professional as products and services are designed with GDPR in mind, regardless of whether you’re a web design company in Wisconsin or a marketer in Malta. The far-reaching
implications of GDPR don’t just impact how data should be processed, how products should be built and how data is transferred securely within and between organisations. It defines international data transfer agreements like that between Europe and America.
Monday, February 22, 2021
In late January, California’s Attorney General (AG) tweeted about the use of the new Global Privacy Control (GPC), informing California consumers that on certain browsers they can use GPC as a “stop selling my data switch” to exercise their right to opt out of the sale of their personal information (PI) in one step – rather than on an individual site basis. As the GPC is not yet a finalized standard, it remains uncertain as to when the AG’s office will begin enforcing the GPC, but the tweet provides some insight into how the OAG views this issue.