Connecticut Moves To Protect Consumer Privacy: What Does Its Data Privacy Act Require?

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has signed into law the Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring (the "Act" or "CTDPA"), making Connecticut the fifth state to enact a broadly applicable consumer privacy law, following California, Virginia, Colorado, and Utah. Although the CTDPA bears substantial resemblance to those other states' consumer privacy laws – particularly the Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA") – businesses should take note of key distinctions among them as they prepare for compliance with the Act, which will become effective July 1, 2023.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has signed into law the Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring (the "Act" or "CTDPA"), making Connecticut the fifth state to enact a broadly applicable consumer privacy law, following California, Virginia, Colorado, and Utah. Although the CTDPA bears substantial resemblance to those other states' consumer privacy laws – particularly the Colorado Privacy