Connecticut Passes Tough Data Privacy Law

0:00Connecticut State Senate just pushed through Senate Bill 4 on a 31 to 4 vote, a big data privacy law cracking down on data brokers who sell your personal info. It lets folks wipe their details from broker sites, shields genetic and biological data, and sets rules on geolocation, facial recognition, and surveillance tools. This builds on the state's 2023 Data Privacy Act, the 5th in the nation, creating a broker registry with fees and a state run. Deletion system through the Department of Consumer Protection. It's pulling ideas from places like California's Delete Act, which kicks in this August. Supporters like Senator James Moroni say it's crucial to fight scammers and give people control, especially after cases like that Minnesota lawmaker, killed using broker data to find her address. Critics, including business groups, worry it'll burden small companies, stifle innovation, and chase jobs away. All this comes hot on the heels of Tuesday's AI bill debate and passage, making it a double

1:01dose of tech regs this week. Opponents called it a whammy on local businesses, but backers insist its balanced revisions protecting residents first. Now Senate Bill 4 heads to the house. Part of Connecticut's push to lead on tech safeguards amidst all federal moves, setting a model other. States might follow. This has been Hartford News today, powered by AI.