Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a data privacy bill that would spell fines and potential legal action for big companies failing to obtain explicit consumer permission to have their data collected and sold.
The bipartisan Oklahoma Computer Data Privacy Act (HB 1602) cleared the House Thursday 85-11 and heads to the Senate. If it passes there, then its next stop will be Republican Gov. J. Kevin Stitt’s desk to be signed into law.
An amended version of the bill filed Monday removed the consumer private right of action, placing the threat of legal action solely in the hands of Oklahoma Attorney General ...
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