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Adrienne Shin Ehrhardt counsels clients on the many complex aspects of privacy and data management matters.

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed Senate Bill 5 on May 1 (effective January 1, 2026), making Indiana the seventh state to offer comprehensive privacy protections. Indiana’s new law appears to closely track Virginia’s omnibus privacy law. The law will apply to a person that conducts business in Indiana or produces products or services targeted to Indiana residents, and that meets either of the following requirements in a calendar year: (1) controls or processes the personal data of 100,000 consumers (defined as residents of Indiana “acting only for a personal, family, or household purpose”); or (2) controls or processes personal data of at least 25,000 consumers with more than 50% of annual gross revenue derived from the sale of personal data.

Similarly, both Tennessee and Montana appear to be imminently close to enacting their own state comprehensive privacy bills. The Tennessee and Montana legislatures each passed their own state bills on April 21, 2023, and each bill is expected to be signed into law by the respective governor soon.

Below, we look at some of the key similarities and differences between the new Indiana privacy law compared with the other six state omnibus privacy laws. We also highlight the key provisions of the Tennessee and Montana bills that are expected to be signed into law soon.Continue Reading Lucky Number 7…8 and 9?: Indiana Passes Privacy Law With Tennessee and Montana Hot on Its Heels

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on March 15, 2023, that it is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) about the business practices of data brokers, which the agency said will assist it in “planned rulemaking” under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The CFPB has explained it is seeking information on (1) “new

The Better Business Bureau recently announced the launch of the TeenAge Privacy Program, which proposes a self-regulatory framework for companies to use in order to protect teen consumers and guide the responsible collection and management of teen data. The CISR’s new framework helps to address recent attention to the privacy and safety of teens online

Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) into law on July 7, 2021, making it the third comprehensive state privacy law enacted in the United States. California led with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which was recently amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, and the Virginia Consumer Data