Connecticut Law Bans Location Data Sales, Targets Data Brokers

Connecticut has become the second state where residents will be able to request data brokers delete their personal information through a centralized, state-run platform.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) on Thursday signed a new privacy law which significantly strengthened protections for personal data in the state by banning sales of users’ precise location, creating disclosure requirements for data brokers, bolstering safeguards for genetic data, and restricting companies’ ability to use personal information to set personalized prices for consumers, according to a spokesperson from Lamont’s office.

Under the law, Connecticut will require data brokers to register with the state, disclose how ...