IN 2018, Vermont became the first state to regulate data brokers.
What is a data broker?
- A business that
- knowingly collects and sells or licenses to third parties
- brokered personal information of a consumer
- with whom the business does not have a direct relationship
What business guidance did the Vermont Attorney General offer?
- If Vermont courts do not have jurisdiction, then this law does not apply to a business
- Does it establish an opt out requirement for consumers? no
- Will businesses have to change their practices to opt out? no
- A business that collects data for its own use only is not a data broker