Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed the Consumer Data Protection Act on Tuesday, making Virginia the second U.S. state to pass a comprehensive data privacy law.
The bill will give consumers the right to choose not to process their personal data for specific advertising and the right to confirm whether their data is being processed.
State Sen. David Marsden (D), who introduced the bill, congratulated the signing of Northam.
“This is a big step forward. In creating this omnibus bill, we take the lead in data privacy in the United States. This nmnibus bill is clear, concise and makes companies accountable for protecting consumer data by providing protection to consumers, ”Marsden said in a statement.
A Northam spokesman did not immediately respond to comments.
The law will take effect in 2023 and applies to all companies that control or process data from the proposal of at least 100,000 consumers, get more than 50 percent of gross revenue from the sale of personal data or process the data personal data of at least 25,000 consumers.
The Virginia bill follows in the footsteps of a privacy bill passed by California in 2018. California expanded its law in November through a vote measure.
However, unlike the California bill, the Virginia bill does not have a private right of action, which means that people have limited capacity to sue and enforcement is largely in the hands of the attorney general. ‘State.
Other states are also considering proposals for data privacy.
In Washington, lawmakers restarted a debate on a privacy bill similar to that of Virginia. Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo
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