New Jersey’s State Legislature has passed the Disclosure and Accountability Transparency Act, which will be effective January 8, 2025. The Data Act adopts many elements and terminology from the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It defines personal data very broadly and applies to controllers that determine the purposes and means of processing Personal Data. In addition to excluding Personal Data relating to persons acting in a commercial or employment context, the Data Act also excludes certain entities and certain categories of Personal Data from its scope.
