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Vermont committee advances H.342 after Attorney General backs narrower data-broker limits
Summary
The House Commerce & Economic Development Committee discussed H.342, a bill to let certain sensitive individuals opt out of data-broker marketplaces. Attorney General Jerry Clark testified in support but warned against routing private remedies solely through the AG’s office and urged keeping the bill narrowly focused on third‑party data brokers.
The Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development on Feb. 14 discussed H.342, legislation intended to let specified “sensitive” individuals opt out of commercial data‑broker marketplaces. Attorney General Jerry Clark testified by Zoom and said he supports the bill’s narrower focus on data brokers while urging caution about some enforcement and definitional changes.
Attorney General Jerry Clark said data brokers operate without a direct relationship with the individuals whose information they buy and sell, and he called the third‑party marketplace a distinct regulatory problem. "Our data belongs to us and we should have a right to control our data," Clark said. He told the committee the bill appears defensible in court, citing a New Jersey court decision on a similar statute as a point of comparison.
Clark warned the committee that the attorney general’s office represents the State of…
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