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House advances bill to give Connecticut residents a single portal to delete data, set new rules for data brokers
Summary
Lawmakers debated and passed SB4, a sweeping consumer‑privacy measure to create a state portal to request deletion of personal data, require data‑broker registration and audits, limit certain surveillance pricing and add streaming ad‑volume and genetic‑data protections. Supporters said it makes privacy usable; skeptics pressed implementation and small‑business exemptions.
Representative Matt Lamar, chair of the General Law Committee, urged passage of a package of changes he said would make data privacy 'real and usable' for Connecticut residents by creating a single state portal where a person can ask data brokers to delete their information. "This bill begins to change that," Lamar told the House, describing a "1 request, 1 place" deletion mechanism and a requirement that companies that buy and sell personal information register with the Department of Consumer Protection and keep transparency records.
Supporters framed the bill as an extension of previous state privacy law, adding an accessible deletion process, registration and triennial audits for large data brokers, consumer‑facing…
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