https://therecord.media/lawmakers-set-sights-on-data-minimization-with-new-bills
"A comprehensive data privacy bill that includes the country’s toughest data minimization standards is on the cusp of passing the Maryland state legislature, giving advocates hope that similar bills will follow nationwide.

The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act has passed both the state’s House and Senate, and will soon go to a conference committee where small differences between the versions will be ironed out. It is expected to pass by April 8, the bill’s sponsor, Maryland State Delegate Sara Love, told Recorded Future News in an interview.

The bill stands out because of its requirement that the gathering, processing or sharing of sensitive information be “strictly necessary” when a vendor is completing a consumer’s service request. Under so-called data minimization laws, vendors typically must collect or use a minimal amount of information — only what’s needed to deliver a service — and may only retain the data they collect for as long as it takes to render the service."
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