Indiana, Montana and Tennessee Set To Expand US Privacy Patchwork

Kristen Mathews spoke to Global Data Review about the state of Indiana passing legislation that would implement new consumer data protection requirements.

According to Kristen, the legislation closely mirrors legislation in Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and Connecticut. For instance, the Indiana bill requires businesses to publish privacy policies that contain information about how they disclose and use data. It also grants Indiana consumers the right to know whether businesses have their personal information and to obtain a portable copy of it, delete it, or instruct the business not to sell or use it for targeted advertisements or for “important automated decisions,” Kristen said.

However, Kristen noted that Indiana gives companies that fall under the bill’s scope some flexibility by allowing them to provide consumers with a “representative summary” of the personal information they collect instead of the raw data.

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