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Kristen Mathews

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Small State, Big Bite: What Sets Vermont’s New Privacy Law Apart

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By Kristen Mathews, Christopher Suhler
| JD Supra
Vermont became the 23rd state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law with the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act (VDPOSA), which was signed into law on June 16, 2026. At a high level, the VDPOSA takes the now-familiar US state law approach of a controller/processor framework with consumer rights.
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From Maple to Mind Taps: New Vermont Law Puts Neurotech on Notice

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By Kristen Mathews
| JD Supra
Vermont, a state famous for tapping maple trees, is now tapping into something far more complex: the human brain. With the enactment of S.71, the Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act, the Green Mountain State has become the fifth state in the nation (after California, Colorado, Connecticut and Montana) to classify “neural data” as “sensitive data” subject to the most stringent privacy protections under state law.
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A Tale as Old as 2020: Landmark $2.75 Million CCPA Enforcement

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By Michael Egan, Kristen Mathews
| JD Supra
The California attorney general recently announced one of the agency’s largest-ever settlement agreements for alleged noncompliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and alleged deception of consumers about data practices. This enforcement action is borne out of the agency’s 2024 investigative sweep scrutinizing streaming services and provides insights as to the expectations of the California attorney general related to operationalization of privacy rights.
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