Consumer Reports and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) led a sign-on letter urging Vermont Governor Phil Scott to sign H. 121 (the Vermont Data Privacy Act) into law. The legislation previously was approved by overwhelming majorities in the legislature.
The Vermont Data Privacy Act contains some of the strongest state-level privacy rules in the nation. It would extend to Vermont consumers critical new privacy protections, including default limits on businesses’ collection of information through a data minimization standard, a ban on the sale of sensitive data, strong civil rights protections, and the right for individuals to seek redress in courts when large businesses violate the law.
To read the letter and see the full list of signatories, please see the attached letter.