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Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act

Published

9 July 2026

Topic

regulatory

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Data & AnalyticsCybersecurity

Geography

United States

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Read at lexology.com

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Fusion42 · 9 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

Vermont enacted S.71, the Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act, effective January 1, 2028, becoming the 21st U.S. state with a comprehensive consumer data privacy law. The final version aligns closely with Connecticut's framework, allowing businesses to consolidate Northeast compliance infrastructure across similar state regimes.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Data & Analytics and Cybersecurity.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Founders building consumer-facing products must now budget compliance infrastructure for 21 state-level privacy regimes by 2028; Vermont's alignment with Connecticut creates a consolidation opportunity in the Northeast, but broader fragmentation continues to drive compliance cost and operational complexity.

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