by Veronica D. Jackson, Reginald L. Smallwood, III on May 13, 2024
Maryland will soon have some of the strictest data protection and privacy requirements in the nation after the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 (MODPA) was signed into law by Gov. Wes Moore last week. The law expands the scope of businesses’ personal data protection obligations and consumer privacy rights, offering protections that are aligned with contemporary concerns about data privacy and consumer autonomy.
The MODPA goes into effect Oct. 1, 2025 and has a cure period that extends through April
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