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Data Privacy

Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Consumer Data Privacy Act

Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Consumer Data Privacy Act

On June 25th, Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee transmitted without signature (effectively a pocket veto) the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (SB 2500 / HB 7787). The act is based on the Washington Privacy Act model but diverges from the prevalent forms of that model in two ways. First, the act contains a unique […]

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Legislative

Gov. Hogan Vetoes Maryland Digital Ad Tax Legislation

Gov. Hogan Vetoes Maryland Digital Ad Tax Legislation

May 11, 2020 – A bill that proposed a Maryland tax on “digital advertising services” that was approved by the state legislature in March was vetoed on May 7 by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), stopping, at least for now, the nation’s first tax on digital advertising. In his veto letter, Hogan stated that the […]

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