New York State of the State 2021 Calls for Proposal to Safeguard Data Security Rights
Last month as part of the State of the State 2021, Governor Cuomo announced a comprehensive law around personal data and privacy protections for New York state residents.
So what does this proposal outline?
According to the Governor’s proposal “This law will mandate that companies that collect information on large numbers of New Yorkers disclose the purposes of any data collection and collect only data needed for those purposes. Governor Cuomo will also establish a Consumer Data Privacy Bill of Rights guaranteeing every New Yorker the right to access, control, and erase the data collected from them; the right to nondiscrimination from providers for exercising these rights; and the right to equal access to services.”
“The proposal also expressly protects sensitive categories of information including health, biometric and location data and creates strong enforcement mechanisms to hold covered entities accountable for the illegal use of consumer data. New York State will work with other states to ensure competition and innovation in the digital marketplace by promoting coordination and consistency among their regulatory policies.
New York’s proposal seems to be following a trend set by California’s Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act. We believe that we are witnessing a slow moving transition towards similar oversight in other states.
The increasing demands around data security and data privacy has presented new challenges to business operations and compliance efforts. Not to mention there are new rising risks around consumer data privacy expectations.
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