Data Privacy Rights Expand as Colorado, Connecticut Laws Go Live

Consumer data privacy laws in Colorado and Connecticut come into effect July 1, expanding the assortment of state-level requirements businesses throughout the country will have to comply with.

The two states follow privacy laws already in effect in California—with enforcement of its latest regulations also starting next month—and Virginia that aim to give consumers more rights over how companies collect and use their data, including options to limit use of their personal information or ask that companies delete it. Utah will be next to implement its privacy law at the end of this year, while Tennessee, Indiana, and other ...