(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today released the following guidance advising Connecticut consumers of important new privacy rights under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA), set to go into effect on July 1, 2023.
“In less than one month, one of the nation’s first and strongest consumer privacy laws goes into effect here in Connecticut. The Connecticut Data Privacy Act gives consumers powerful new baseline rights, including the right to access, correct, and delete personal data stored and collected by businesses, and the right to opt-out of the sale of personal data and targeted advertising. Between now and July 1, I will be speaking to businesses and consumers and doing all I can to help ensure everyone understands their new rights and obligations, and the importance of protecting our personal information online,” said Attorney General Tong.
Connecticut passed the CTDPA in May of last year. One of the first comprehensive consumer privacy laws in the country, the CTDPA requires covered businesses to appropriately limit their collection of personal data, be transparent about how they use and secure that data and obtain consumer consent before collecting sensitive information—such as precise location data, biometric data, and certain health information. The CTDPA also provides Connecticut consumers with new baseline privacy rights, including:
• The right to access personal data that a business has collected about them;
• The right to...
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