Best States for Online Privacy

California’s passage of the most sweeping data privacy and protection law in the U.S. last month has put it back on top of the list of the state’s with the best online privacy protections, according to Comparitech. They are a website that researches and reviews consumer tech products and services, and they updated their list of the best states in the United States for the protection of online privacy for 2018 last week. In 2017, Delaware was #1.

Before we get to the list of the top states, it is worth briefly noting the key trends from the last year identified by Comparitech:

– Every state has a data breach notification law.
– The definition of personally identifiable information is being expanded in many states.
– California just passed the California Consumer Privacy Act.
– Maine is the only state to prohibit law enforcement from tracking a location using GPS built into phones and computers.
– Illinois is the only state to specifically protect biometric data.

They added six new criteria in their privacy assessment of the about the laws governing privacy protections by companies and law enforcement. These were:

– The ability to opt out of third-party data sharing
– The right to delete personal data
– The right to access
– Law enforcement access to personal data held by service providers
– Tracking of someone’s location via GPS
– Laws to protect biometric data

Here is the list of the top 18:

1. California
2. Delaware
3. Utah
4. Illinois

Tied for 5th
Arkansas
Louisiana
Maryland
Michigan
New Jersey

Tied for 10th
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Kansas
Nevada
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Washington

Here are the scores for all 50 states:

For the rest of the report, click here.

Improve Data Privacy for GDPR or CCPA with Clarip

The Clarip team and privacy management software are ready to meet your compliance automation challenges. Click here to contact us (return messages within 24 hours) or call 1-888-252-5653 to schedule a demo or speak to a member of the Clarip team.

If compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act is your focus until 2020, ask us about our CCPA software. Handle automation of data subject access requests with our DSAR Portal, or provide the right to opt out of the sale of personal information with the consent software.

Need to improve your GDPR compliance solution? Clarip offers modular GDPR software that can fill in gaps in your privacy program. Choose from the data mapping software for an automated solution to understanding your data collection and sharing, conduct privacy risk assessments with DPIA software, or choose the cookie consent manager for ePrivacy.

Click here to contact us (return messages within 24 hours) or call 1-888-252-5653 to schedule a demo and speak to a member of the Clarip team.

Other Blog Posts on Privacy Laws:

Chicago Considering Personal Data Collection and Protection Ordinance
Vermont Passes Data Broker Law – First in US!
New Mexico Privacy Bill Copies CCPA
New York Considering Privacy Law – Right to Know Act
New PIPEDA Rules for Data Breach Reporting in Canada
Treasury Report on Financial System Recommends Changes Involving Privacy