Texas touts team ‘among the largest in the country’ to enforce privacy laws
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Kyle Brasseur2024-06-07T13:40:00
The state of Texas forecasted “aggressive enforcement” of its upcoming data privacy law with the announcement of a dedicated team to oversee its implementation.
The team “is poised to become among the largest in the country focused on enforcing privacy laws,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a press release Tuesday. It will be housed within the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General.
The announcement comes less than a month ahead of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act taking effect—the state’s version of comprehensive privacy protections for consumers in the absence of a federal law. The act was signed into law in July 2023 and offers consumers the rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out regarding the processing of their personal data.
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