Connecticut's Data Privacy Law Will Take Effect Soon!

On May 10, 2022, The Connecticut Data Privacy Act ("CTDPA") was signed into law. Connecticut was the fifth State of the Union to pass its own consumer privacy regulations. The CTDPA is one of the most comprehensive and consumer-friendly state privacy laws to date. The CTDPA will take effect on July 1, 2023.

The CTDPA is designed to both protect the privacy rights of Connecticut State residents and establish corresponding privacy protection responsibilities for companies doing business in the State. The law is modeled, in large part, after the Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA") and Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act ("CDPA"). The CTDPA, CPA, and CDPA, respectively, are all consumer-friendly regulations, and have very similar provisions. It is important that companies conducting business in Connecticut become acquainted with the State's new privacy law. Key provisions may be unfamiliar, and the CTDPA is scheduled to take effect in under four months.