The latest US state to consider data privacy law with no right of action: Pennsylvania

The quilt of consumer privacy laws in the United States continues to unfold. This week, lawmakers for the state of Pennsylvania started discussions on their proposed Consumer Data Privacy Act.

House Bill 1201, would let residents opt out of their data processed, according to StateScoop.

More precisely, it would mandate that Pennsylvania businesses make the mechanism for that option. There would be no individual right of action for violations; people would have to petition the state's attorney general to …

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