United States of America: Re-introduced New York Privacy Act including registration requirement

On 6 January 2022, the New York Privacy Act is reintroduced to the New York Senate and Assembly simultaneously (A680/S6701). The Act would require data brokers that collect and sell personal data to register and pay a registration fee. Non-compliance would expose brokers to fees and liability for civil penalties and data controllers would be prohibited from sharing data with unregistered data brokers. Additionally, the Attorney General would maintain a registry of the licensed actors on its website and every year the data brokers shall submit a list of the other data brokers to whom they transmitted personal data.