2022 in Review: Privacy gains footholds in the US; EU continues to lead

2022 saw privacy truly take hold in the U.S., while Europe buttressed its position as the global leader and other regions worked to get up-to-speed with new or amended laws. U.S. Privacy in 2022 Laws passed in 2021 and 2022 meant many U.S. companies spent the past year preparing for new privacy requirements that came into effect on January 1st in California and Virginia, with more to come out of Colorado and Connecticut in July, and Utah on December 31st. The new laws put new categories of personal data in scope (employee and B2B in California), bring new data subject rights, and GDPR-like…