Gman
07-11-2021, 09:34
Colorado becomes latest state to pass data privacy law (https://www.zdnet.com/article/colorado-becomes-latest-state-to-pass-data-privacy-law/)
Colorado has joined California (https://www.zdnet.com/article/california-consumer-privacy-act-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-ccpa/) and Virginia (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/after-virginia-passes-new-privacy-law-states-race-to-catch-up-to-ccpa-and-gdpr/) in passing a comprehensive data privacy law that forces companies to make wholesale changes to how they handle people's sensitive information online.
The Colorado Privacy Act (https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-190), which was signed into law on July 7 by Governor Jared Polis, gives consumers the right to ask companies not to sell their personal information while also giving them access to any data companies have about them. Consumers can also ask companies to delete their data, and the law forces enterprises to ask for consent to hold certain sensitive information like Social Security Numbers, drivers license numbers and more.
While some states have passed narrower laws focused on specific data collection and sale practices, Colorado is considered among experts to be the third state after California and Virginia to pass a commercial privacy law.
Colorado has joined California (https://www.zdnet.com/article/california-consumer-privacy-act-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-ccpa/) and Virginia (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/after-virginia-passes-new-privacy-law-states-race-to-catch-up-to-ccpa-and-gdpr/) in passing a comprehensive data privacy law that forces companies to make wholesale changes to how they handle people's sensitive information online.
The Colorado Privacy Act (https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb21-190), which was signed into law on July 7 by Governor Jared Polis, gives consumers the right to ask companies not to sell their personal information while also giving them access to any data companies have about them. Consumers can also ask companies to delete their data, and the law forces enterprises to ask for consent to hold certain sensitive information like Social Security Numbers, drivers license numbers and more.
While some states have passed narrower laws focused on specific data collection and sale practices, Colorado is considered among experts to be the third state after California and Virginia to pass a commercial privacy law.