On October 15, 2023, a proposal was published on Utah’s social media regulation law, S.B. 152, which was signed earlier this year.
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Louisiana Passes Bill Requiring Interactive Computer Services to Get Parental Consent to Create Accounts for Minors
On June 28, 2023, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards signed into law H.B. 61, which requires interactive computer services to get parental consent (or consent from a legal representative of a minor) to enter into a contract or other agreement, including the creation of an online account, with minors younger than 18 years of age. …
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Arkansas Enacts Legislation Restricting Social Media Accounts for Minors
On April 12, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law S.B. 396 creating the state’s Social Media Safety Act.
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Iowa House and Senate Unanimously Vote to Approve Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
On March 6 and 15, 2023, both chambers of the Iowa Legislature unanimously voted to approve Senate File 262, which could make Iowa the sixth U.S. state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation.
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Utah Legislature Passes Bills Restricting Social Media Accounts for Minors
On March 1-3, 2023, the Utah legislature passed a series of bills, SB 152 and HB 311, regarding social media usage for minors.
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IAB Releases for Public Comment Proposed Contractual Framework and U.S. State Signals Specifications for Compliance with Five States’ Privacy Laws
On October 13, 2022, the Interactive Advertising Bureau released for public comment an updated version of its contractual framework and new U.S. State Signals specifications to help the digital advertising industry comply with the comprehensive state privacy laws of California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah and Connecticut.
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Connecticut Enacts Consumer Privacy Law
On May 10, 2022, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring, after the law was previously passed by the Connecticut General Assembly in April. Connecticut is now the fifth state to enact a consumer privacy law.
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Utah Becomes Fourth U.S. State to Enact Consumer Privacy Law
On March 24, 2022, Utah became the fourth state in the U.S., following California, Virginia and Colorado, to enact a consumer data privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act. The law will take effect on December 31, 2023.
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Utah Governor Signs Electronic Data Privacy Bill Requiring Warrants to Access Certain Types of Data
On March 27, 2019, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed HB57, the first U.S. law to protect electronic information that individuals have shared with certain third parties.
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