Conn. Business Group Alarmed About Possible Changes in Privacy Law Applicability
A proposed expansion of Connecticut’s comprehensive privacy law “will make it difficult for companies to use consumer data responsibly to grow their business,” Connecticut business association CBIA warned Friday.
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SB-1356 awaits action in the state Senate after passing through a committee last month (see 2503210065). The bill is sponsored by Sen. James Maroney (D), author of the original Connecticut Data Privacy Act.
“The bill’s proposed adjustments to applicability thresholds place an outsized burden on small and medium-sized employers in Connecticut,” said CBIA. The current privacy law applies to a business that controls or processes personal data of at least 100,000 consumers or controls or processes data of at least 25,000 consumers and derives more than 25% of its revenue from selling personal data. SB-1356 would reduce the consumer amounts to 50,000 and 12,500, respectively.