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ME Lawmakers Pass Data Center Ban The Maine Legislature passed a bill ( HB 207 ) that would make the state the first to temporarily ban the development of large data centers. The measure would impose...
State and Federal Funding Flowing for Ibogaine Research President Donald Trump signed an executive order providing up to $50 million in federal funding for states to conduct research on ibogaine, a psychedelic...
Smart glasses, like Ray-Ban Meta frames, allow wearers to take photos and videos, listen to music and make calls without ever picking up a phone. The technology, however, can also permit users to record...
IL House Passes ‘Junk Fee’ Bill The Illinois House passed a bill ( HB 228 ) that would amend the state’s Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act to prohibit businesses from...
Anthropic Not Releasing New AI Model to Public The artificial intelligence company Anthropic—recently in the headlines for demanding that the Pentagon agree to certain limitations on the use of...
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Corporate legal and compliance teams may have their hands full navigating through the piecemeal state approaches to data privacy regulation, especially if the new consumer-first legislative trend continues to emerge. The State Net Capitol Journal™ reported on some examples of states that bucked Big Tech’s wishes this year.
In 2024 state lawmakers have taken a more populist, consumer-first approach to data privacy legislation. “While 2024 may have matched the previous year with seven new comprehensive privacy laws enacted, its variety of legislative approaches has thrown the state legislative landscape into flux,” according to the US State Comprehensive Privacy Laws Report from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). “In response to continued technological innovation and maturing approaches to privacy, statelawmakers have taken U.S. state privacy lawmaking in new directions this year. All seven of the bills enacted so far in 2024 have introduced provisions meant to address privacy harms in unique ways that present new compliance challenges for privacy professionals to overcome.”
In total, 19 enacted state privacy laws meet the IAPP’s definition of “comprehensive,” which goes beyond the narrow legislation enacted in the first generation of statedata privacy measures.
Download the latest State Net Capitol Journal thought leadership article to learn more.