Attorneys Expect Ramp Up of State Enforcement if Feds Falter
State privacy enforcers will “take up the baton for any lag in federal action” this year, Smith Anderson lawyers blogged this week. “Businesses, even in states without comprehensive privacy laws, face increased compliance risks.”
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For instance, New York lacks a privacy law and yet Attorney General Letitia James (D) last year warned businesses that the state’s “consumer protection laws require websites’ representations concerning privacy to be truthful and not misleading,” wrote attorneys Hunter Bruton and David Senter.
Meanwhile, in Texas, less than a year since its comprehensive privacy law became effective, AG Ken Paxton (R) has already sued Allstate (see 2501130047 and 2501140017) and General Motors, they noted.
Colorado AG Phil Weiser (D) recently told Privacy Daily that states like his would fill the void if there is any lapse in federal enforcement under President Donald Trump (see 2412160042).