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United States of America: Law amending Consumer Data Protection Act to prohibit sale of precise geolocation data enters into force (SB 338)

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Law amending Consumer Data Protection Act to prohibit sale of precise geolocation data enters into force (SB 338)

On 1 July 2026, the Law amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to prohibit the sale of precise geolocation data enters into force. The amendment applies to controllers processing personal and sensitive data, particularly in digital services. It i…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-01-13
under deliberation

On 13 January 2026, a Bill amending Consumer Data Protection Act to prohibit sale of precise geoloc…

2026-03-05
adopted

On 5 March 2026, the Legislature of Virginia adopted a Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection A…

2026-04-13
adopted

On 13 April 2026, the Governor of Virginia signed the Bill amending the Consumer Data Protection Ac…

2026-06-01
in force

On 1 July 2026, the Law amending the Consumer Data Protection Act to prohibit the sale of precise g…