Summary
Maryland’s Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 will start on October 1. This law will change how companies collect, use, and sell personal data from people in Maryland. It aims to give people more control over their information, such as allowing them to access, delete, and opt-out of data use practices.
Key Facts
- Maryland's new data privacy law takes effect on October 1, 2024.
- The law limits how companies can sell and use personal data, especially for those under 18.
- Companies must handle data from at least 35,000 Maryland residents or earn 20% of revenue from selling data to be affected.
- The Maryland Attorney General will enforce the law.
- This act is part of a trend with other states making similar laws.
- The law gives people rights to access, delete, and opt out of certain data practices.
- Maryland is the seventeenth state to enact such a comprehensive consumer data privacy law.
