Virginia bans sale of geolocation data

	Virginia bans sale of geolocation data(hunton.com)
	936 points by toomuchtodo 50 days ago \| 137 comments
	tl;dr: Virginia Governor Spanberger signed S.B. 388, amending the VCDPA to ban the sale of geolocation data effective July 1, 2026. However, Virginia's ban is narrower than similar laws in Maryland and Oregon because the VCDPA defines "sale" as only monetary exchanges, excluding transfers for other valuable consideration. Similar bans are pending in California, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Washington.
	HN Discussion: ↑Law has loopholes allowing fuzzy or anonymized geolocation data to still be sold ~Concerns about enforcement scope and jurisdiction across state/company lines ↑Ban should be broader, covering all sharing not just monetary sale ↑Supports the law as bare minimum but wants stronger punishments for violators •Neutral questions or added context about the geolocation data market