Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers
by downandout on Monday May 28, 2018 @09:55PM
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I am actually not wrong. You have to understand the context. State laws only apply to businesses operating within the state. States in the US cannot regulate the activities of entities that are not within their jurisdiction.
If a state in the US starts saying it has the power to regulate businesses in other states and countries, that would be news.
Also, please read the article we are commenting on:
Data brokers in Vermont will now have to register as such with the state; they must take standard security measures and notify authorities of security breaches (no, they weren’t before); and using their data for criminal purposes like fraud is now its own actionable offense.
That is what this law does. Nothing more, nothing less.
Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers
by ende on Monday May 28, 2018 @10:14PM
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Originating from outside of a state does not bar a state’s ability to regulate a business’s interactions with the citizens of that state.
Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers
by downandout on Monday May 28, 2018 @10:20PM
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Read the quote I pasted from the TechCrunch article and you’ll understand how this law works. And no, Vermont has no authority to impose regulations on businesses in California for example, nor were they trying to with this law.
Meanwhile, 'data broker' is defined as 'business' that engages in the brokering of data (obviously paraphrasing), where 'business' isn't bound by being incorporated in Vermont, but applies worldwide.