New JerseyOrganizations could not sell data about children they know are minors
If enacted, organizations that control or process personal data could not sell data about children they know are under 18 and would have to offer a way to request deletion.
What it does
If enacted, organizations that control or process data could not sell personal data about children they actually know are under 18.
If enacted, organizations that control or process data would have to offer children they know are under 18, or their parents, a way to request deletion of the child's personal data.
Argument forChildren known to be under 18 could have more privacy because organizations could not sell their data, and families could ask for deletion.
Argument againstThe sales ban might miss children whose ages an organization does not actually know, even if it handles their data.
More detail
Organizations that control or process personal data would be barred from selling minors' personal data. The ban covers consumers under 18 only when the organization actually knows they are minors. The ban would start on the first day of the sixth month after enactment.
Organizations that control or process personal data would have to offer a way to request deletion of a minor's data. A child the organization actually knows is under 18, or that child's parent, could ask for the child's personal data to be deleted. The requirement would start on the first day of the sixth month after enactment.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce CommitteeIntroduced
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