Reminder: Today is the Deadline to Register as a Data Broker in California and Vermont

Vermont and California have annual registration requirements for data brokers. Today is the filing deadline for both states.

California

On October 11, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1202 to regulate data brokers trading in personal information about California residents.

The law obligates data brokers to register with the Attorney General no later than January 31 of each year by:

  • Paying a registration fee, in an amount that the Attorney General will determine.

  • Providing the Attorney General with the following information:

    • the data broker's name and its primary physical, email, and web addresses; and

    • any additional information or explanation the data broker chooses to provide concerning its data collection practices.

Data brokers subject to California law must register here by January 31, 2020. This year’s registration fee is $360.

Vermont

The Vermont Data Broker Law regulates data brokers trading in personal information about Vermont residents (consumers). Data brokers must egister annually with the Secretary of State on or before January 31 by paying a $100 registration fee and providing:

  • the broker's name and primary physical, email, and internet addresses;

  • a statement disclosing specific details about its opt-out policies and purchaser credentialing practices;

  • the number of data broker security breaches it experienced in the prior year and, if known, the total number of affected Vermont consumers;

  • for any data about minors the broker actually knows that it possesses, a separate statement describing the datacollection practices, databases, sales activities, and opt-out policies for that data; and

  • any other relevant information about its data collection practices.

Additionally, data brokers must also adopt an information security program with appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal information that meets specified minimum requirements.

Data brokers subject to Vermont law must register here by January 31, 2020. This year’s registration fee is $100.

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