Q1 2023 Privacy: In for Another Wild Year

2023 started much the same as the year before, with state legislatures producing an impressive list of privacy-related bills in the U.S. Twenty-three states introduced comprehensive privacy legislation, with many more targeted privacy bills being considered as well. Iowa’s governor signed the sixth comprehensive privacy law to close out the quarter. Internationally, things started rather slowly — that is, after the Irish Data Protection Commission delivered its €390 million fine against Meta. Privacy in the U.S. There’s a new trend afoot in 2023. States are introducing an abundance of targeted…