U.S. states continue to crank out consumer privacy laws and regulations. Although only three new comprehensive consumer ...

The state privacy law landscape in 2025 remained highly dynamic, even though no new states enacted omnibus privacy laws for ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta leads investigation with Colorado and Connecticut targeting businesses that fail to honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) opt-out ...

When consumers entrust their personal information to a bank or credit union, they expect the financial institution to use that data to get to know them, understand their unique needs, and make their ...

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Almost half the US states have passed comprehensive consumer data privacy protections that go beyond federal health privacy rules, known as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

Top Democrats in the Massachusetts Senate released legislation that seeks to bolster consumer privacy laws in the state by limiting the type of data large companies can store and collect from ...

New California law requires social media companies to make it easy for users to cancel their accounts and remove all data. It's the first law of its kind in the country and other states are expected ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky will implement a comprehensive consumer data privacy framework on Jan. 1, 2026, establishing new rights for residents and obligations for businesses that collect ...