After the California Consumer Privacy Act passed in 2018 CCPA, many states proposed similar comprehensive legislation to protect consumers’ data. In light of CCPA, certain states have either enhanced their privacy legislation related to consumer data.
Ohio lawmakers are giving big tech companies a gift in the form of the Ohio Personal Privacy Act. This law purports to strike a balance between consumer protection and company demands. Instead, it stacks the deck even further against individuals who want to protect their privacy.The OPPA would.
This week the Indiana Senate passed a bill, lawmakers in Alaska, Massachusetts, and Washington passed bills out of committee, new bills were introduced in West Virginia and Wisconsin.
In a new policy memo, Ohio’s Data Privacy Tradeoff, The Buckeye Institute outlined how lawmakers can improve the Ohio Personal Privacy Act (House Bill 376) to make good policy even better.