Lexology June 4, 2024
On May 24, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law the nation’s 19th comprehensive data privacy law, the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (the “Minnesota Act”), which will take effect on July 31, 2025. This law is similar to other US state data privacy laws such as the Washington, New Hampshire, and Maryland laws, and efforts to comply with those laws will largely fulfill the requirements of the Minnesota Act. However, the Minnesota Act has several unique features, including an exemption for small businesses, and providing consumers with the right to question profiling decisions.
In this latest in our series of articles on US State Data Privacy Laws, we summarize the key components of the Minnesota Act.
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