PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Commends Delaware for Strengthening Privacy Law, Strictly Protecting Sensitive Data
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer has signed legislation strengthening the state's existing privacy law, with EPIC, the digital rights advocacy group, publicly commending the move as a meaningful step toward more robust protection of residents' sensitive personal data.
Why this matters: State privacy laws matter because federal law still leaves most Americans without a baseline right to control their data. Delaware already had a privacy law. Updating it to add stricter rules around sensitive data means companies handling things like health information, location, or financial records face a higher bar. That is how the patchwork actually improves — one state tightens its rules, others watch. The detail that matters most is what counts as sensitive and what companies are required to do differently now.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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