{"id":269655,"date":"2026-06-10T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/advocates-say-data-privacy-bill-will-do-little-to-protect-vermonters\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T16:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T20:40:11","slug":"advocates-say-data-privacy-bill-will-do-little-to-protect-vermonters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/advocates-say-data-privacy-bill-will-do-little-to-protect-vermonters\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocates say data privacy bill will do little to protect Vermonters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Advocates say data privacy bill will do little to protect Vermonters<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.vermontpublic.org\/local-news\/2026-06-10\/advocates-data-privacy-do-little-protect-vermont-consumers<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-10 16:10:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.vermontpublic.org<\/a><\/p>\n

A data privacy bill headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Phil Scott will do little to protect Vermonters from the ravages of Big Tech, according to state and national advocates.<\/p>\n

A yearslong battle between privacy hawks and the business community ended in the latter\u2019s favor this year when lawmakers gave final approval to what will soon become Vermont\u2019s first-ever comprehensive data privacy law.<\/p>\n

The bill, which won unanimous approval in the Senate and got only three \u2018no\u2019 votes in the House, gives Vermonters the right to know what information is being collected about them, the ability to correct inaccurate data and the right to opt out of having their data sold.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that this is just the beginning of our work to protect all Vermonters from the increasingly predatory practices of advertisers, marketers and Big Tech,\u201d said Williston Rep. Angela Arsenault, a Democrat. \u201cYour data is yours to own and keep.\u201d<\/p>\n

Advocates such as Zach Tomanelli, with the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, wanted far stronger guardrails on a global data industry that generates hundreds of billions of dollars annually from the sale of phone numbers, location histories, political affiliations, health conditions and other information.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom our standpoint, this is a bill that does not meaningfully advance consumer data privacy protections, unfortunately,\u201d Tomanelli said.<\/p>\n

VPIRG and other groups including the Electronic Privacy Information Center and Consumer Reports say the legislation lacks three key provisions. One would prohibit companies from collecting any information unrelated to the service they\u2019re providing \u2014 so a weather app, for instance, could collect your location data, but not your financial records or religious affiliation.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom our standpoint, this is a bill that does not meaningfully advance consumer data privacy protections, unfortunately.”<\/p>\n

Zach…<\/p>\n

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