NJ Supreme Court opinion on privacy law seen as win for data brokers
The New Jersey Supreme Court issued an opinion interpreting state privacy law in a way that observers say favors data brokers, limiting protections residents may have expected under the law.
Why this matters: Data brokers collect and sell personal information about millions of people who never agreed to the deal and often do not know it is happening. A court ruling that goes their way means less friction for that business and less recourse for the people whose data is being traded. New Jersey had positioned itself as a stronger privacy state. If its own supreme court reads that law narrowly, residents lose a protection they may have counted on. Watch for other states to face the same interpretation battles.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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