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This bill enacts several consumer privacy protections, including requiring data brokers, which are businesses that sell or license personal data, to register with the state and establish an accessible mechanism for consumers to request the deletion of their personal data. It also mandates that manufacturers of new automobiles provide estimates of tariff costs on a sticker, and requires businesses using personalized algorithmic pricing, which is when an algorithm sets a price based on a consumer's personal data, to disclose this practice. Furthermore, the bill amends the Connecticut Data Privacy Act by defining "facial recognition technology," redefining "publicly available information" to offer more protection, removing an exemption for businesses regarding employment decisions, granting consumers more rights concerning profiling decisions, prohibiting the sale, sharing, or access to precise geolocation data (exact location information), and establishing new rules for facial recognition technology. Finally, it requires certain state and municipal contracts to restrict the sale, sharing, transfer, or access to information gathered by automated license plate readers, which are devices that record vehicle and license plate data.

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General Law Committee (Joint)

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