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Op-ed: Revisions to NJ Data Broker Law Can Turn a Negative to a Positive

New Jersey Business & Industry Association · September 12, 2026 · International · Privacy Law

Op-ed: Revisions to NJ Data Broker Law Can Turn a Negative to a Positive New Jersey Business & Industry Association

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Op-ed: Revisions to NJ Data Broker Law Can Turn a Negative to a Positive

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The Law Protects the Searcher, Not the Searched

Nobody Sees the Decision. Nobody Checks the Buyer.

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