The Rise in State Online Consumer Data Privacy Laws: Explained

Residents of roughly a quarter of US states will soon have new control over how companies collect and use their personal information after a busy year for passage of additional comprehensive consumer privacy laws.

Seven states enacted broad data privacy rights for individuals in recent months, such as the right to know what information a company is collecting and the ability to opt out of certain uses of data. An eighth measure, in Delaware, is awaiting action by the governor. The spurt of new state laws more than doubles the number passed in earlier years, led by California in 2018. ...