Eight states are adding new privacy laws in 2025, according to attorneys at Fisher Phillips. Some of the new laws have already gone into effect.
“2025 is poised to be a landmark year for privacy law enforcement. States are increasingly prioritizing privacy enforcement, with many new laws coming into full effect,” wrote law firm partners Danielle Kays and Monica Snyder Perl.
Changes to the regulatory landscape “will expand consumer rights, impose stricter data governance obligations, and create a complex compliance environment for businesses operating across state lines,” they said.
Delaware, Iowa, Nebraska and New Hampshire have new privacy laws on the books that went into effect Jan. 1, with New Jersey following suit on Jan. 15. Still to come, Minnesota and Tennessee laws will go into effect July 1; Maryland, Oct. 1.
Regardless of the state, businesses will need to take a strategic approach, according to the attorneys.
“Organizations that have already invested in robust privacy programs to meet existing regulations (such as CCPA [California Consumer Privacy Act] or GDPR [General Data Protection Regulation]) may find themselves well-positioned. These companies will likely need only incremental adjustments to align with the new state laws, rather than wholesale changes,” Mays and Perl said.
They advised companies to be on the lookout for a surge in enforcement actions, mainly focused on the processing of sensitive data and responses to consumer complaints, however.
Source: McKnights Seniorliving
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