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New NJ law says websites must ask about using your data
Legislators say it's one of the toughest privacy laws in the country.
In general, when a website complies with a state’s privacy laws, a message appears informing the user that personal data is being collected, and providing an opportunity to opt out. The bill was in the works for two years and then rushed to the finish line on the last day of the 2022-23 legislative session with amendments that upset the New Jersey Business and Industry Association. Earlier this month, the New Jersey Press Association, which represents hundreds of newspapers and other newsrooms, wrote the governor a letter asking him to veto the bill over concerns that it “captures professional newsgathering activities” — and could potentially let a person try to get a news organization to remove or change information published about them, despite First Amendment protections.
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