Nevadans Can Stop the Sale of Their Data Under New State Law

Certain commercial website operators have until Oct. 1 to create a way for Nevada consumers to opt out of having their personal information sold, under Nevada’s revised privacy law.

The law’s intent—to give consumers the right to ask a company not to sell their data—resembles that of California’s privacy law taking effect Jan. 1, attorneys said. But Nevada’s opt-out provision is narrower, defining “sale” as the exchange of covered information, such as names, email addresses, and Social Security numbers, to other entities for “monetary consideration.”

That means many businesses may not be covered, attorneys said. The law “may not apply ...