Ohio lawmakers are giving big tech companies a gift in the form of the Ohio Personal Privacy Act. This law purports to strike a balance between consumer protection and company demands. Instead, it stacks the deck even further against individuals who want to protect their privacy.The OPPA would.
In the second half of 2021, the 134th Ohio General Assembly focused on the state legislative and congressional redistricting process and finishing work on a wide variety of legislation.
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Keypoint: As introduced, the Ohio Personal Privacy
Act would provide Ohio residents with some rights regarding their
personal data, but it is not as extensive as the CPRA, CPA, and
VCDPA.
As first reported by the IAPP s Joe Duball, on July 13, 2021, Ohio
lawmakers introduced the Ohio Personal Privacy Act (House Bill 376).
The bill s primary sponsors are Republicans Rick Carfagna
and Thomas Hall. The bill also has eight Republican co-sponsors in
the House. For reference, Republicans have overwhelming majorities
in Ohio s House and Senate, and Ohio has a Republican Governor.
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