State legislatures are weighing a wave of protections for sensitive geolocation data that would redefine comprehensive privacy legislation.

The state Attorney General's Office said it is recovering from and investigating a cyber attack nearly two weeks ago. (Photo illustration by seksan Mongkhonkhamsao/Getty Images) This year, ...

Companies that handle sensitive personal information, both of consumers and of their employees, should be aware that, even with the perceived hostility of the current administration toward data ...

The number of individual US states with local data privacy legislation on their statute books has expanded rapidly in 2025, with nine more state laws coming into effect this year and three more states ...

Financial technology companies want lawmakers to preempt state privacy laws by amending the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which prohibits the disclosure of information to any third party unless the consumer ...

Almost half the US states have passed comprehensive consumer data privacy protections that go beyond federal health privacy rules, known as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

An overview of federal and state laws governing children’s and student privacy in the US, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), as well as sector-specific rules, ...

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said the state will look into tightening data privacy laws following the release of ...