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Advocates and industry debate updates to Connecticut Data Privacy Act; key fixes proposed for data minimization and sensitive data
Summary
A separate public hearing covered Senate Bill 1356, proposed changes to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act. Consumer advocates pushed to tighten data‑minimization and to ban sale of sensitive data; industry groups asked for narrower definitions and predictable enforcement regimes for small businesses.
Lawmakers and witnesses at a General Law Committee hearing considered Senate Bill 13 56, a set of proposed updates to the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA). The bill would tighten data‑minimization rules, update the definition of sensitive personal data and narrow certain entity‑level exemptions.
Privacy advocates including EPIC and Consumer Reports urged the committee to adopt a stricter “reasonably necessary” standard that would limit the…
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