July 15, 2026

New Jersey’s Summer Surprise: Last-Second Privacy Bill Will Snare More Retailers

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Seemingly out of nowhere, the New Jersey legislature just passed a privacy law that requires immediate attention. The law (1) applies to any business or person who collects, sells, or licenses, the personal information of New Jersey residents; (2) places immediate restrictions on the sale of sensitive personal data to third-party data brokers by anyone;  and (3) will soon require any business that sells or licenses customer information to data brokers to register with the state and pay a yearly registration fee.

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If you have questions about this or any other privacy issue, please reach out to a member of our privacy team.

Stacy Stitham | sstitham@brannlaw.com

David Swetnam-Burland | dsb@brannlaw.com

Nathaniel Bessey | nbessey@brannlaw.com

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