Data Privacy

  • Kids Code/Data Privacy Veto Backlash: What They’re Saying in Vermont

    “The process to arrive at this bill took years of public forums, research, broad and various testimony, and collaboration among the Legislature, my office, industry groups, non-profits, small and mid-sized businesses, and consumers. The Governor’s Office and Administration were almost entirely absent from this process and may lack the relevant and important knowledge that would…

  • VT Digger

    Despite broad support in the Legislature, Phil Scott vetoes data privacy legislation

    The Vermont Kids Code Coalition, which advocated for the provisions intended to protect young people, issued its own statement expressing disappointment with Scott’s veto.

  • ICYMI: Vermont Advocates Urge Governor Scott to Sign Kids Code & Data Privacy Bill

    Parents, kids, small business leaders and advocates for Big Tech accountability joined forces yesterday outside Burlington City Hall to call on Governor Phil Scott to sign H.121, a bill to protect Vermonters’ data and privacy online and require tech companies to factor kids’ safety into their product design.

  • Seven Days

    Advocates Urge Gov. Scott to Sign Data Privacy Bill 

    A small group of advocates gathered outside Burlington City Hall on Monday to urge Gov. Phil Scott to sign a bill aimed at protecting Vermonters’ data privacy and enhancing internet safety for children.

  • Vermont Public

    Advocates push for Scott’s signature on data privacy bill taking on Big Tech

    Parents, advocates and lobbyists are ramping up pressure on Republican Gov. Phil Scott to sign legislation that would change the rules of the road for Big Tech in Vermont.