Texas Has Been Busy Ramping up Privacy Protections with new Comprehensive Data Privacy Law and Stricter Data Breach Notification Requirements

Texas has joined the growing list of states enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy laws. On June 18, 2023, Governor Abbott (R) signed H.B.4, otherwise known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”). The TDPSA is another close cousin of the business-friendly Virginia statute, though Texas takes a different approach with applicability thresholds and gets tougher with regards to high-risk processing activities and consent requirements for using sensitive data. The compliance…
By: Mintz