Vt. On Brink Of Enacting Privacy Bill With Lawsuit Mechanism

Summary

Law360 (May 13, 2024, 11:22 PM EDT) -- The Vermont legislature has sent to the governor's desk a comprehensive data privacy bill that would not only require companies to scale back their data collection efforts and ramp up safeguards for children, but also give consumers the rare opportunity to sue large businesses that violate the law in certain circumstances.