Texas will soon join the growing list of states that have passed comprehensive data privacy legislation. House Bill 4, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA” or the “Act”), has a broad reach and will apply to all businesses operating in Texas or selling products or services to Texas residents and collecting personal information (other than small businesses, non-profits and others qualifying for exceptions to the TDPSA). The requirements of the TDPSA are extensive and the costs of failing to comply may be substantial.
To comply with the TDPSA, many businesses will need to implement several changes to their data privacy and security policies. Companies must be prepared to update and expand their privacy policies, inventory data that they collect, conduct a data protection assessment before processing certain data, and implement data processing agreements with subcontractors. These steps may be time intensive and require coordination between different business units. Read more
