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March 2025
Key Updates
State Privacy Laws Create Divergent Consent Standards
The U.S. is witnessing a surge in state-level data privacy laws, with 20 states adopting varying consent requirements. These laws generally fall into two models: opt-in consent, requiring explicit consumer permission before data collection, and opt-out consent, where data collection is default unless consumers opt out. The variations pose challenges for businesses operating across states and may lead to consumer confusion and consent fatigue.
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State Privacy Legislation Tracker Highlights Dynamic Landscape
The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) has updated its U.S. State Privacy Legislation Tracker, reflecting the rapidly evolving state-level privacy landscape. As of March 17, 2025, 20 states have enacted comprehensive privacy laws, each with varying consent requirements and consumer rights. This patchwork of regulations presents compliance challenges for businesses operating nationwide.
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Peering through the US state privacy law kaleidoscope
Navigating the sprawling U.S. state privacy law landscape is beginning to resemble the view a person sees looking through a "kaleidoscope" due to differing and unique requirements contained in various statutes, IAPP Principal Researcher for Privacy Law and Policy Müge Fazlioglu, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, writes. She offers an overview of the prospects of a federal privacy law passing in 2025, as well as enforcement and legislative trends for new state AI and privacy bills.
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Overview of Mandatly Solution:
Mandatly is a privacy compliance software company focused on helping organizations efficiently manage and automate their privacy compliance needs. Their platform is designed to streamline data protection processes, improve regulatory adherence, and strengthen overall data governance.
  • Cookie Compliance: Effortlessly manage cookies and consent with no complex setup or maintenance.
  • Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs): Provides resources for assessing privacy risks and impacts.
  • Risk Assessment: Assists in evaluating and mitigating data privacy risks.
  • DSR Management: One-stop shop for managing consumer or data subject requests (DSRs).
  • Data Inventory: Maintain a centralized inventory of personal data across the enterprise.
Mandatly's solutions enable organizations to manage privacy compliance efficiently, reducing effort while meeting global regulatory standards.
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