Virginia Governor Signs Law Banning Sale of Geolocation Data
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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed S.B. 388 into law on April 13, 2026, amending the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) to ban the sale of geolocation data. The ban takes effect July 1, 2026. Virginia follows Maryland and Oregon in enacting such a ban, though Virginia's definition of "sale" is narrower — limited to exchanges of personal data for monetary consideration by a controller to a third party.
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· 4 pulledVirginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed into law S.B. 388, which amends the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to prohibit the sale of geolocation data.
The VCDPA defines 'sale' more narrowly than other state comprehensive privacy laws, as 'the exchange of personal data for monetary consideration by the controller to a third party.'
The ban on the sale of geolocation data goes into effect on July 1, 2026.
Virginia follows Maryland and Oregon in banning the sale of geolocation data.
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