Virginia bans sale of geolocation data
摘要
标题为 Virginia Bans Sale of Geolocation Data，发表于 2026 年 4 月 16 日。内容说明：阿比盖尔・斯潘伯格州长于 2026 年 4 月 13 日签署 S.B. 388，将修改弗吉尼亚消费者数据保护法（VCDPA），禁止销售地理位置数据。VCDPA 将 “sale” 定义为控制器向第三方交换个人数据以获取货币对价。法案于 2026 年 7 月 1 日生效。弗吉尼亚跟随马里兰州和俄勒冈州，后两者更广泛定义 “sale” 为货币或其他有价值对价的交换。弗吉尼亚加入加州、麻萨诸塞州、佛蒙特州和华盛顿州等近期提出类似禁售立法的州。立法活动源于对地理位置数据销售的监管审查，包括 2025 年 3 月加州总检察长对该行业调查，以及 2024 年 FTC 对数据经纪商销售地理位置数据的和解。标签包括消费者保护、地理位置数据、立法。
荐读理由
Virginia's July 1, 2026 geolocation data sale ban, tighter than VCDPA's monetary-only definition, mirrors Maryland/Oregon patterns and stems from 2025 FTC actions—gives you a direct signal to avoid selling location data in projects.
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Virginia Bans Sale of Geolocation Data
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April 16, 2026
Categories: U.S. State Law
On April 13, 2026, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed into law S.B. 388, which amends the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”) to prohibit the sale of geolocation data. Notably, 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. Both Maryland and Oregon more broadly define “sale” to mean the exchange of personal data “for monetary or other valuable consideration.” Virginia joins several other states that have recently proposed legislation with similar bans, including California, Massachusetts, Vermont and Washington State. The legislative activity follows regulatory scrutiny on the sale of geolocation data, including the California Attorney General’s investigation into the location data industry in March 2025, and a 2024 FTC settlement banning a data broker from selling geolocation data.
Tags: Consumer Protection, Geolocation Data, Legislation, Virginia
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