Lexology May 25, 2023
Texas is joining a growing number of states in passing comprehensive privacy legislation intended to safeguard consumer personal data.[1] Specifically, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (the “Act”) adds protections for consumers[2] and their personal data, which includes any information that is linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual.[3]
Applicability
The Act operationalizes its core goals by empowering consumers with certain rights while also imposing a number of significant duties on parties controlling or otherwise processing consumer personal data, including persons and entities which:
- Conduct business in the State of Texas or produce a product or service that is consumed by residents of Texas;
- Process or sell personal data; and
- Do not qualify as a...
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