Connecticut Governor Signs Law Banning Sale Of Location Data
Connecticut is now the fourth state to prohibit companies from selling data that can pinpoint people’s locations within a 1,750-foot radius.
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has signed a privacy law that completely bans the sale of precise geolocation data, his office confirmed Thursday.
With Lamont’s move, Connecticut has become the fourth state to prohibit companies from selling data that can pinpoint people’s locations within a 1,750-foot radius. The other three states are Virginia, Maryland and Oregon.
The new law (SB4) also restricts “surveillance pricing” as well as the use of facial recognition technology.
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